Vonn appoints Svindal as coach ahead of 2026 Olympics
She has her sights set on adding to the downhill gold she won at the 2010 Vancouver Games at Milan/Cortina next year with her close friend Svindal now on her coaching team.
"Bringing Aksel onto my team for this season feels like a natural and incredibly exciting step," Vonn said on Wednesday.
"We've shared so much history on the mountain, from training to winning World Cup titles, and there's a deep level of trust and respect that's developed over the years.
"To have him officially on my team as we push for the Cortina Games is a huge boost."
Svindal, a two-time former overall World Cup champion and double Olympic gold medallist, and Vonn will begin preparations for Milan-Cortina with a training camp in Chile "later this summer".
Vonn, who has 82 World Cup wins to her name, was forced into retirement following a serious knee injury.
But after undergoing a titanium reconstruction of her knee, she returned to competition last season, picking up the first podium of her return at Sun Valley in March.
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