Olympic Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn Delivers Speech At USC Commencement
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Olympic alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn delivered an inspirational speech during the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commencement ceremony on Friday.
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Vonn made a historic comeback to ski racing at age 41 to return to the Olympics. After overcoming a long stretch of knee injuries throughout her career, Vonn competed in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics despite suffering a torn ACL just a week before the opening ceremony.
[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Feb 6, 2026; Cortina d’Ampezzo, ITALY; Lindsey Vonn of the United States in the finish area during women’s downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters via Imagn ImagesShe crashed 13 seconds into the women’s downhill race on Feb. 8, fracturing her tibia in her left leg. Although Vonn’s race did not go as ahead had hoped, she said she was proud of herself for believing she could still compete regardless of the obstacles she had faced.
Addressing more than 1,200 graduates, Vonn’s message to the Trojans was to view failure as part of the path to success and to not be afraid to try.
“Step into your own gate. Dare to dream. Even when it’s hard. Even when the outcome is uncertain. Even when people think you’re crazy for trying. Jump. Because the only real failure in this life is not trying,” Vonn said in her speech.
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“What I keep thinking about, lying in my hospital bed, is exactly what I want to leave you with today. As I said earlier, I’m not up here to tell you how to win. I’m up here to tell you how to keep going when you fall. And why, if you do, the winning will come,” Vonn said.
Vonn has a long road to recovery from the ACL tear and tibia fracture. But she has yet to rule out making another return to skiing. The earliest she could return is the 2027-28 ski season.
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