tuesday's super—g, her penultimate race, won by compatriot mikkela shiffrin, certainly won't have helped as craig templeton explains. so the pitch to the skiing world championships in the final competition of lindsey vonn‘s career. the american is one of the greatest skiers of all time, but she announced her retirement on friday, saying her body is broken beyond repair. —— sweden is the picturesque setting. her pen ultimate race was on the super—g, but the start did not go to plan as she hit a bump in the course, veering into the safety netting. there was concern amongst fellow professionals but after medical attention, she was able to gingerly ski to the finish. it is what is, i can't change it. i've done my best my entire career, her work as as humanly possible. i have come back and way too many injuries and i'm not able to do it and that is just live, not everyone can be tom brady and keep winning the super bowl for a million times. i think 82 winds is something to be really proud of. lindsey vonn's teammate mikkela shiffrin has been a stand—up performer this season and this race prov