Lindsey Vonn says her body “can’t take another four years” after she became the oldest woman to claim a Winter Olympics alpine skiing medal.

The 33-year-old, Vonn finished 0.47 seconds behind Italy’s Sofia Goggia to take bronze in the women’s downhill in Pyeongchang.

Since winning her first Olympic medal at Vancouver in 2010, the American has struggled with injury. She said: “I wish I could keep skiing and I wish my body doesn’t hurt as bad as it does.”

Vonn said that the Games in Pyeongchang would “probably” be her last Olympic appearance, adding she was counting on “medical miracles” to extend her career. Her sisters Laura and Karin said that they would “never say never” when it came to Vonn’s career.

An emotional Vonn said she wanted to win “for my grandpa.” She said: “It’s hard to process it’s my last Olympic downhill race. I really want to keep racing forever, but I can’t. It meant a lot to me that my dad was here. We had some rough times and he wasn’t in Vancouver (in 2010) when I won so it meant a lot to me that he was here.”

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