Lindsey Vonn doesn’t ‘give a f–k anymore’ — and here’s the partying video that proves it

American skiing icon Lindsey Vonn is unapologetically letting loose after coming out of retirement late last year and launching a comeback to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

During an interview with Time as their cover star of the Nov. 24 issue, Vonn explained that she’s enjoying her life while training at this stage in her career.

Vonn, 41, specifically references shotgunning a beer onstage at a ­Dierks Bentley concert in front of 20,000 people in July, which is something she wouldn’t have done if she was younger.

“Maybe it’s because I have a different perspective, because I’ve been retired for a long time, maybe it’s because I’m 40 and I just don’t give a f–k anymore,” Vonn said. “But I need to enjoy my life.

“… My 40s, I was really dreading it. It’s the beginning of the end. And then you get past it and realize how good things really are.”

Vonn — who has won 82 World Cup races and was the 2010 Olympic downhill champion — explained that she manages herself much differently in her 40s versus in her 20s in terms of her training and social life.

“I also think I overtrained a lot in my youth,” Vonn said. “… The accumulation of knowledge that I have now is incredible and I wish I had that at a younger age.

“That’s why the only reason why I’m jealous of the athletes is because they have these resources and if you take that at a 20 year old, you can ski as long as you wanted and that’s an incredible opportunity so I hope they take that.”

Vonn added that she is content with her life and she froze her eggs because she still wants to start a family

“I’m not stressed about it, which gives me peace of mind. But that’s definitely something that I’m really looking forward to,” she said.

Vonn is focused on the 2026 Winter Games after she had a partial knee replacement in April 2024.

In Milano Cortina, she will likely compete in three events: the downhill, super-G, and the combined team competition. 

Vonn broke the record for the oldest female World Cup podium finisher at 40 years old when she came in second in the super-G at the World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho in March.

She finished 1.29 seconds behind first-place finisher Lara Gut-Behrami, who also won the super-G season title.