India, March 24 -- Lindsey Vonn has made history since coming out of retirement in January. The 40-year-old became the oldest female Alpine skier to make a podium finish at a World Cup on Sunday. She achieved the incredible feat by securing second place in the Super-G race at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup finals in Idaho.

Following her historic win, Vonn took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo of herself kissing her medal as tears flowed down her cheeks. "This means so much to me," she wrote over the photo. The Minnesota-born athlete is one of the most decorated Alpine skiers with 82 World Cup wins. Sunday's competition marked the 138th time she made the podium.

"I usually do better when the pressure's higher," Vonn said on NBC Spor...