Lindsey Vonn’s sensational return to the Alpine World Ski Championships ended in disappointment on Thursday after the 40-year-old crashed out of the super-G event.

Lindsey Vonn came into Thursday’s super-G hoping to make history by becoming the oldest Alpine world championship medalist. History was indeed made in Saalbach, Austria — but it wasn’t by Vonn. Austrian Stephanie Venier

Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn faces critisism and physical challenges as she returns to the slope at age 40. Despite past inujries and time away from the sport, Vonn is determined to prove she still belongs on the world stage.

SAALBACH, Austria - U.S. great Lindsey Vonn said she was suffering a \"bad cold or flu\" but would not let sickness derail her Alpine ski world championship comeback at the age of 40 in Thursday's Super-G.

Lindsey Vonn has completed pre-race inspection and is planning on competing in the super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships despite feeling sick with “a cold or the flu.”

Lindsey Vonn hooked a gate with her right arm early in her run and did not finish Thursday's super-G in her first appearance at the Alpine skiing world championships in six years.

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier has won the women’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria.