SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn finished 15th in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday, 1.96 seconds behind American teammate Breezy Johnson who took the gold medal. The 40-year-old Vonn recently returned to competition with a new titanium knee after nearly six years of retirement.

Skiing is a specific part of my life and there’s nothing that I can do outside of skiing that will ever replace it,” Vonn said. “I have an amazing life. I’m happy. You

Lindsey Vonn had plenty going on during her nearly six years of “retirement.” All those ventures are on hold now, though. That’s because Vonn recently came out of retirement and is back ski racing at the age of 40 — currently at the world championships and preparing to chase a medal in Saturday’s downhill on her new titanium knee.