US EditionLindsey Vonn's Teammates Confident She Can Compete at Olympics After ACL Tear: "Definitely One of the Toughest"
Lindsey Vonn will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite rupturing her left ACL, continuing her comeback after retirement and knee replacement surgery, officials said.
- On February 8, Lindsey Vonn, alpine ski racer, will race in the women's downhill at Cortina after a Feb. 7 training run, despite her recent injury.
- After a Jan. 30 crash in Switzerland, Vonn confirmed she ruptured her left ACL following testing, and she announced her comeback in November 2024, seven months after her right knee replacement.
- An alpine ski racer, Vonn boasts 83 World Cup wins, over 130 podiums, three Olympic medals, and said at a Feb. 3 press conference, `I am not letting this slip through my fingers,` while entered in two events if her condition allows.
- Vonn's participation depends on starting at least one training session, as the Feb. 6-7 women's downhill training was canceled due to heavy snowfall.
- Vonn, a fifth‑time Olympian and a comeback story, said she is competing with purpose at Milan‑Cortina 2026, her final Olympics, and she is honored to represent her country again.
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