The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again. The 41-year-old American finished second in a World Cup downhill on Saturday, a day after becoming the oldest winner in the circuit’s ...

The Olympic skier came out of nearly six-year retirement from the sport last season following a partial replacement surgery on her right knee Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Lindsey Vonn earned her ...

View post: Want to Ring in 2026 With Powder? Here Are 5 Resorts Worth Visiting Another chapter has been added to the fairytale comeback story of American ski racing legend Lindsey Vonn. On Friday, she ...

Lindsey Vonn of Team United States takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 12, 2025 in St Moritz, Switzerland. When Lindsey Vonn made the choice to end ...

The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, still faster than the rest. Several major rivals, including World Cup overall winners Federica Brignone and Lara Gut-Behrami, Olympic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In her 125th career World Cup downhill start, 24 years after her debut and eight years since her last major win, ...

The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a World Cup downhill on Friday to earn her first victory in nearly eight years — and the first in ...

On Lindsey Vonn's long list of accomplishments, this might be the most impressive. At 41, less than a year after returning to the World Cup circuit following a partial knee replacement, Vonn stood ...

American great Lindsey Vonn won the opening women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Friday to make Alpine ski history at 41 in a sensational boost for her 2026 Olympic comeback hopes. The 2010 ...

When Lindsey Vonn said she felt good this week, she wasn’t kidding. The former Vail resident and world’s best female downhill racer laid down a smoking time on Friday in the St. Moritz World Cup ...