LINDSEY VONN has been tipped to make a stunning return from retirement.

The skier is a two-time World Champion and Winter Olympic gold medalist.

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Vonn, 40, is one of the sport’s most decorated athletes from her successful career.

She enjoyed a 19-year career but was forced into retirement in February 2019 due to injury.

Earlier this year, she shared multiple photos from her career of the injuries that she suffered.

However, the American could be set for a spectacular return to the slopes, according to reports.

Swiss outlet Blick, has claimed that Vonn is keen to take part in the World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, in December.

Vonn received an artificial knee joint back in April and is sure that she could return to competitive skiing.

It is believed that if her return to the World Cup races goes well, then she could return full-time.

Former German skier Felix Neureuther has claimed that Vonn is capable of making a comeback.

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He told the newspaper: “When I first heard the rumour of Lindsey’s comeback three days ago, I couldn’t imagine that you could ski really fast with an artificial knee joint.

“But looking at it from a distance, I say: If anyone can do the seemingly impossible, it is the one and only Lindsey Vonn.”

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Meanwhile, Austrian coach Sepp Brunner believes that Vonn is being “very ambitious”.

He added: “I was able to watch Lindsey Vonn train gliding curves in a very ambitious manner on the Rettenbach glacier.”

Vonn made her Olympic debut back in 2002 at the games in Salt Lake City.

She won her Olympic gold medal in the Downhill event eight years later in Vancouver, Canada.

This success came the year after she won the World Championships in the Downhill and Super-G events.

Between March 2013 and May 2015, she was in a relationship with golf star Tiger Woods.

She has since revealed that she found it “really hard” being with the golfing legend due to all the scrutiny they were under as a celebrity couple who were both at the peaks of their respective sports.

Lindsey Vonn’s relationship with Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn dated each other for almost three years.

The pair confirmed their relationship in 2013 following months of speculation.

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They dated until 2015, when their relationship broke up, which was reported to be due to their busy schedules.

However, Vonn later admitted that it was difficult with the spotlight constantly on the golf star.

In 2022, she insisted that they were still friends and that she was happy that he recovered from his car crash in February 2021.

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is moving into a new role from January, as head of global soccer at Red Bull – who own the Reds’ Champions League opponents RB Leipzig.

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Ott Tanak says if team-mate Thierry Neuville is “smart” at the Rally Japan there will be no chance for him to claim a second WRC title despite Hyundai allowing its drivers to fight.

Both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire in Japan next month after last weekend’s dramatic Central European Rally. 

Neuville could have sealed a maiden world title if he had outscored Tanak by two points at the three-nation rally, but instead left with his 29-point lead cut to 25 after Tanak claimed a 21st career win.

It means the title fight will be decided on Japan’s asphalt roads with the advantage firmly in Neuville’s hands, while Hyundai leads Toyota by 15 points in the manufacturers’ race.

Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed that his drivers are able to do battle unabated in Japan, but is also eager to secure a first manufacturers’ crown for the Korean brand since 2020.

While Neuville has a significant advantage with 30 points remaining on the table, securing the title is not an absolute certainty.      

“I don’t know what difference we can make but we will try our best, but with this scoring system it doesn’t make much difference,” Tanak told Motorsport.com.

“It is true [a retirement can change things] for sure, I guess it depends how much Thierry wants it. 

“If he is smart in Japan and does a good job then nobody has a chance, but we also have a responsibility for the manufacturers championship. It is still a big job ahead of us so we can’t really focus only on drivers title. We are responsible for the team too.”

Ott Tänak, Martin Järveoja, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1

Photo by: Fabien Dufour / Hyundai Motorsport

Neuville was on course to beat Tanak last weekend to potentially clinch the world title before two errors in stage 12 dropped him from the lead to fourth.

Reflecting on a weekend where his lead over Tanak decreased, the Belgian believes he fulfilled his main objective of maintaining a comfortable championship lead. 

“If we look at our targets ahead of the event we completely fulfilled all of the targets by leaving here with a big lead in the championship for the last round, but also having finished the rally and taken some good Sunday points,” Neuville told Motorsport.com.

“So in that perspective we have achieved but nevertheless we can be disappointed because we were not able to keep the lead. 

“If I look at the conditions we faced on Saturday and even on Sunday…I’m not sure on the last day, when the points are validated, I would have been able to go with the same risks as the others. 

“It is a comfortable lead. The worst-case scenario we need to take six points. In any other scenario, we are pretty fine.

“We need to find the right balance [in Japan] because there is still manufacturers’ championship to fight for and nevertheless we have that third car with Andreas [Mikkelsen] who will go for a push. We need to find a good balance between a safe but good drive.”

Regardless of the outcome of the drivers’ championship, Hyundai boss Abiteboul is relieved to have secured one of his two main objectives.

“What we can say is we are halfway on our objective we have secured a driver title we don’t know which one yet which is why we don’t want to celebrate,” he added.

“We have accomplished our mission so that is a relief and for the rest let’s see what we can do in Japan.” 

THIS is the ‘crazy dangerous’ moment a jockey threw his own safety aside to comfort a superstar horse after it collapsed mid-race.

Rider Jason Collett has earned worldwide praise for his quick thinking after Think About It fell to the ground with a ‘bleeding attack’ last weekend.

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Connections feared the worst for the six-year-old gelding – who has won almost £6.5million in prize money – after he flipped spectacularly during the running of the Group 3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick.

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But after being unseated Collett rushed over to the horse’s side and appeared to gently soothe his head before the on-course vets could arrive.

Incredibly his touch must have worked as Think About It made a miraculous recovery there and then.

He was was able to get to his feet and walk back to the stables amid cheers from the crowd – who initially feared the worst after he collapsed in a heap rounding the home bend.

The horse’s trainer Joseph Pride said: “I have seen horses come down like that before, and they don’t get back up, unfortunately.

“Once they put that screen up, they’re not coming out.

“I saw his head pop up above the screen. It was amazing. I just thought, ‘Ah, what a relief’.

“I don’t believe in any higher powers but honestly, something happened there.

“I don’t know what happened. There is a scientific explanation there but it is beyond me. He shouldn’t have got up.”

Once examined by vets the decision was made to retire Think About It immediately.

A Racing New South Wales post confirmed what had gone wrong. It read: “Think About It, which collapsed in Race 6 due to a bleeding attack, has recovered and is under veterinary care.

“Jason Collett was uninjured in the incident.”

Collett was labelled ‘amazing’ for his heroic act.

One punter who posted the clip wrote: “Graphic footage and love to hear Think About It will be living life like a king from here on out in retirement.

“But huge respect for Jason Collett in a crazy dangerous situation, trying to comfort the horse without any hesitation #Amazing.”

Another wrote: “Jason Collett – you are a quality human, mate. Respect.”

While even those completely unfamiliar with him were left in awe.

One person said: “Oh my goodness. Never heard of Jason Collett before but what a legend and the horse survived? Wow.”

The jockey himself said: “I’m OK and amazingly the horse has walked back to the stalls.

“They don’t do that. I thought he’d broken down but he’s bled out.”

Collett revealed his first instinct was not to ensure his own wellbeing but to check on the horse.

Speaking the morning after the incident, he said: “I am so happy to see him this morning.

“I can’t even believe he doesn’t even seem to be sore from the tumble. He rolled over and at speed, they’re going about 40mph.

“I’m OK and amazingly the horse has walked back to the stalls.”

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