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Lindsey Vonn to address skiing future 'in next few days'

Lindsey Vonn has "so much to process" that she is going to take a few days to decide her future. The American ski star, who is battling pain her knees, failed to finish better than ninth in three races over the weekend in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

U.S. star, wearing braces on both knees, failed to finish World Cup super-G on Sunday

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American skier Lindsey Vonn broke down on Sunday after not finishing Sunday's super-G in Italy on knees so worn down that she describes them as "bone on bone." Vonn is expected to address her athletic future later this week. (Andrea Solero/ANSA via Associated Press)

Lindsey Vonn has "so much to process" that she is going to take a few days to decide her future.

Battling pain her knees and after failing to finish better than ninth in three races this weekend, Vonn said on Sunday that immediate retirement from ski racing "is a possibility."

A message from U.S. Ski Team spokeswoman Megan Harrod on Monday says Vonn "is going to take the next couple/few days to think about how she will proceed and process everything, and then decide about how she will move forward based on that."

Vonn had been out all season with a left knee injury and she has also had numerous injuries to her right knee during her record-breaking career.

I've got two braces on. There's only so much I can handle and I might have reached my maximum.— U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn on talk of her pending retirement

The 34-year-old Vonn raced over the weekend with braces on her knees.

Vonn had been planning on retiring in December and she was hoping to compete in one last major championship, the worlds in Are, Sweden, next month.

She took to Twitter on Monday to thank many for the support she received over the weekend in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Vonn has 82 World Cup victories — best all-time among women — and four fewer than record-holder Ingemar Stenmark.

"I've had four surgeries on my right knee. I've got no LCL [lateral collateral ligament] on my left knee. I've got two braces on," Vonn said on Sunday. "There's only so much I can handle and I might have reached my maximum."

WATCH | Vonn's early exit has her pondering immediate retirement

Lindsey Vonn fails to finish race, considers immediate retirement

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Duration 1:39
American skier fails to finish a World Cup super-G, says she's immediate retirement 'is a possibility.'
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