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The 34-year-old Vonn, who has 82 World Cup
victories, races in Are on Tuesday in the super-G having
announced she will be retiring after the championships.
"If it were one more World Cup win that I needed maybe I'd keep
going but at this point I don't think I can ski the way I need
to win races and for me it's not worth ruining my body for five
more wins," she told Eurosport.
Vonn, who in 2010 became the first American woman to win an
Olympic downhill gold, has battled knee injuries throughout her
career and said last week she was calling it a day.
"The reason why I decided to retire is because I can't ski the
way I want to ski anymore," she said.
"I think I can maybe pull something off here at the World
Championships, my last races, but to consistently train and race
my knees are just not able to handle it anymore.
"My right knee from the cartilage that I had taken out in the
spring and then my left knee I have no LCL (lateral collateral
ligament) and I'm wearing two braces.
"I can't train, I can barely do anything on the mountain. So
it's a tough decision to be in. But I'm thinking I'm making a
smart decision for my future."
(Writing by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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