Lindsey Vonn added 12 pounds of muscle to her frame and is ready for her Olympic season at age 41

Twelve more pounds of muscle. Equipment dialed in. A new superstar coach.

At age 41, Lindsey Vonn is feeling more powerful than she has in years. So powerful that she already pulled away from the field in the very first official downhill training session of the season Wednesday.

Next up, Vonn will get her Olympic racing season underway this weekend with two World Cup downhills and a super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

“Physically I’m in possibly the best shape I’ve ever been in,” Vonn said at a news conference in the Swiss resort. “And my body doesn’t hurt, so that’s the best part of all.”

Vonn returned to skiing last season after nearly six years of retirement — and following a partial replacement surgery on her right knee, which included inserting two pieces of titanium.

Having been the most successful speed racer — among men and women — during the first part of her career, Vonn had mixed results last season. She didn’t reach the podium until her final race last March when she finished second in a super-G on home snow in Sun Valley, Idaho.

“My goal was to get a lot stronger this summer,” Vonn said. “I was thinner than I would have liked last season. I didn’t really have any time to prepare so I didn’t have time to gain my mass back. I was still quite a bit lighter than I was when I was racing in my prime.

“But I was able to gain about 12 pounds (5.5 kilograms) this summer, which I was thrilled about,” Vonn added. "It took a lot of hard work. I was probably the most disciplined I’ve ever been with my diet and just how I approached the entire summer. I put everything I had into being as physically prepared as possible.”

Vonn is aiming to compete in three events at the Feb. 6-22 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: downhill, super-G and the new team combined race.

“For my age, I feel pretty damn good,” Vonn said. “I probably feel better now than I did before I tore my first ACL in 2013. So that was quite a long time ago.”

Vonn’s 43 downhill wins and 28 super-G victories are both World Cup records – among men and women. Her 82 World Cup victories are third all time behind American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin (104) and retired Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark (86).

In Wednesday’s opening training session on the St. Moritz course, Vonn placed 0.59 seconds ahead of Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway and 0.71 ahead of Italian standout Sofia Goggia.

There's another training session on Thursday. Then the downhill races are scheduled for Friday and Saturday followed by the super-G on Sunday.

A year ago, Vonn made her return to the World Cup circuit in St. Moritz after nearly six years of retirement and placed 14th in a super-G.

Vonn said she tried “20 to 30 pairs” of new boots last season before eventually pulling out an old pair that was collecting dust in her basement.

Aksel Lund Svindal, a former overall World Cup champion like Vonn, joined her coaching staff for this season.

“Lindsey was very convincing that this was a job that I could do better than most people,” Svindal said.

St. Moritz is the first of five speed weekends that Vonn will likely compete in before the Olympics. The others are: Val d’Isere, France, on Dec. 20-21; Zauchensee, Austria, on Jan. 10-11; Tarvisio, Italy, on Jan. 17-18; and Crans Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 30-31.

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Coach and former Norwegian skier Aksel Lund Svindal, right, speaks with Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, during a press conference ahead of the women's World Cup downhill race Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 at the hotel Kempinski in St. Moritz, Switzerland. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn of the United States speaks at a press conference ahead of the women's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn, right, of the United States, and Coach and former Norwegian skier Aksel Lund Svindal, left, talk before the women's Downhill training race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn of the United States during the women's Downhill training race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn of the United States before the women's Downhill training race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Bronx man charged with shooting Jets player Kris Boyd appeared in a New York City court late Tuesday, a day after authorities tracked him down at an apartment complex in the Buffalo area.

Frederick Green, 20, was arraigned on charges including attempted murder following the Nov. 16 shooting outside a restaurant in midtown Manhattan. He did not enter a plea, according to prosecutors. Boyd was taken to the hospital in critical condition but has since been recovering.

Green was held without bail. His attorney did not immediately return a request for comment.

Police say Boyd was shot in the abdomen just after 2 a.m. while out on the town with two other Jets’ players, Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood. The players were approached by a group of men who made fun of their clothing and a fight ensued, according to court documents.

Authorities said Green was seen on surveillance footage going into the restaurant at around 12:30 a.m., then leaving around 2 a.m. and donning a mask. He was seen in Harlem later that night, but was believed to have fled the city soon after, prompting a search led by the U.S. Marshals Service.

On Monday, they tracked Green down to an apartment complex near the University of Buffalo. After officers and a canine team surrounded the building, Green eventually surrendered. According to the U.S. marshals, he had “significantly changed his physical appearance presumably to avoid detection.”

Boyd was hospitalized after the shooting, but a few weeks later visited the Jets' facility, surprising teammates and attending a special teams meeting.

The Jets signed Boyd earlier this year, but he was injured during a practice this summer and has not yet played for the team. He played his first four seasons in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2023 before joining Houston’s practice squad later that season.

This article has been corrected to reflect that Green did not enter a plea when he appeared in court on Tuesday. A previous version of the story indicated he pleaded not guilty, based on information posted on the state court’s online records system.

FILE - New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd takes part in an NFL football training camp, July 23, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Frederick Green, 20, of The Bronx borough of New York, charged with attempted murder in the shooting of New York Jets' player Kris Boyd, is escorted from the Midtown South Police Precinct, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Frederick Green, 20, of The Bronx borough of New York, charged with attempted murder in the shooting of New York Jets' player Kris Boyd, is escorted from the Midtown South Police Precinct, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Frederick Green, 20, of The Bronx borough of New York, charged with attempted murder in the shooting of New York Jets' player Kris Boyd, is escorted from the Midtown South Police Precinct, in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)