- American ski legend Lindsey Vonn has been included in the US Alpine ski team for the 2026-27 World Cup season, having qualified under existing performance criteria despite ongoing uncertainty over her racing future.
- The three-time Olympic medallist suffered a career-threatening crash in the Olympic downhill race in February, undergoing eight surgeries for complex leg injuries after having already ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament.
- Vonn has admitted she is unsure whether she will ever return to competitive racing, stating that she is not yet emotionally ready to make a final decision following the extreme trauma of her recovery.
- Vonn has previously suggested that any potential comeback would not take place until at least the 2027-28 season, due to requiring further surgery to remove metal implants and reconstruct her ACL, followed by a minimum of 18 months of rehabilitation.
- The World Cup season is set to begin in Soelden, Austria, on 24 October with a giant slalom, followed by the first downhill event in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on 11 December.
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