Lindsey Vonn is discovering new methods to stay life on the sting.
The truth is, though the three-time Olympic medalist retired from snowboarding in 2019, she nonetheless finds herself lacking out on all of the motion on the slopes because the temperature begins to drop.
“It is a very arduous time of yr for me as a result of the primary races are occurring and it all the time feels actually bizarre to me that I am not really on a slope proper now,” Lindsey, 38, solely instructed E! Information on the US Ski and Snowboard Gala on Oct. 27. “However I’m adapting to life after competitors. I’m nonetheless difficult myself in new methods, however there’s positively nothing like racing down an icy mountain at 85 miles an hour. And there by no means be something prefer it, so I am going to simply attempt to get my kicks wherever I can.”
One other athlete that additionally discovered themselves stepping off the mountain earlier this yr was five-time Olympian Shaun White, who introduced he would retire from snowboarding after competing within the 2022 Winter Olympics.
And as Lindsay—who offered Shaun, 36, with the lifetime achievement award on the gala—talked about, watching his last run in February was a second she’ll always remember.
