Lindsey Vonn Calls Out Critics 'Predicting Negative Things About My Future'

Lindey Vonn is fighting back against her critics.

The Olympic skier is ending her retirement this weekend and competing at the World Cup. This comes after she officially retired in 2019 and had a knee replacement surgery seven months ago that gave the 40-year-old the confidence to return.

While a return is remarkable, some, including Swiss skier Pirmin Zubriggen, have expressed concern at her return and what damage further injuries could cause. Vonn responded to this on X, stating that she is "tired" of people negative predictions about her future and that she has received her advice and care from the "best doctors in the world."

"You know, I'm getting pretty tired of people predicting negative things about my future," Vonn wrote. "It's enough now. Bernard, Sonja and now Primin… is there a reason all former Swiss skiers think this way? Did they all become doctors and I missed it, because they talk like they know more than the best doctors in the world."

Vonn has won one Olympic gold medal and two bronzes in her career, as well as two golds, three silvers, and three bronzes at the World Championships. Her last World Championship medal came in 2019 while her last Olympic medal came in 2018.

She said that she did her research on the surgery and that she was committed to returning to the slopes.

"Once you commit to something, you got to commit," Vonn said, per the Associated Press. "Once they're cutting you open, that is what it is. So I did all the front-end research, and now I'm reaping the rewards on the back end."

Vonn will hope that the surgery helps her return to form. Her journey will begin Dec. 21 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.