Lindsey Vonn's Inspiring Comeback at USC Commencement

0:00Lindsay Vaughn, the Olympic gold medal skier, is lined up to give the keynote speech at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalisms. Commencement on May 15th, she's still healing from a bad crash during the recent winter Olympics in Italy that left her with multiple fractures in her left leg. Vaughn's a legend in skiing, with five Olympic appearances under her belt and the first American woman to snag downhill gold back in 2010. She stepped away from the sport in 2019, only to make a comeback five years later, aiming for another podium spot. Dean Willow Bay couldn't hold back the praise, calling Vaughn a champion athlete and trailblazer and how sports stars tell their own stories. She said Vaughn nails the school's values with her bold drive for excellence and real talk about the grit behind the glory. That Olympic run ended early with a crash, and she's now in the middle of reconstructive surgeries. Beyond the slopes, she's dropped two New York Times bestsellers, starred in an HBO documentary on her final season, and started her foundation in two, 2015 to help girls from tough backgrounds

1:06with scholarships. Vaughn's story hits hard for the class of 2026 proof that setbacks don't define you when you've got that fire to keep pushing forward. This has been California News Today, powered by AI.