Lindsey Vonn Video: Watch The Final Race Of One Of Skiing's All-Time Greats

One of skiing's all-time greats closed out her career in style.

American Lindsey Vonn on Sunday took home the bronze medal at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden, capping off an illustrious career that put her at or near the top of the skiing record books.

The 34-year-old briefly held the lead in the women’s downhill, potentially setting up one more gold before retirement, but ultimately fell behind Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia and Corinne Suter of Switzerland.

It was Vonn's sixth medal at the world championships, which is a record for female skiers. Vonn also became the oldest female skier to win a medal at the world championships.

Vonn made her retirement official in the weeks leading up to the competition. The day before the race, she tweeted that she would "remember it forever."

"I have to admit I was a little bit nervous, probably the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life," Vonn said. "I wanted to finish strong so badly."

Vonn won her first two championship medals in 2007 on the same course.

Her retirement comes after battling several injuries. She didn't compete in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi because of an ACL injury and most recently suffered a knee injury in November. Less than a week before her final race, Vonn crashed at the opening Super-G causing rib and neck injuries.

She ends her career second all-time in World Cup wins behind Ingemar Stenmark, a male Swedish skier who dominated in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Vonn, who took up skiing at age 2, leaves a lasting legacy in the sport, as her 82 victories are the most by any female skier. The Team USA legend competed in four Olympics, a major accomplishment for a sport with a scarcity of stars above the age of 30.

The Minnesota native's storied career includes a gold and bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver as well as a bronze medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

"I'll miss that wonderful sensation of speed that you can get only by racing down a hill on a pair of skis," Vonn said of her retirement.