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Lindsey Vonn will compete in Winter Olympics despite ruptured ACL
- On Tuesday, Lindsey Vonn said she will try to compete at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics after her Jan. 30 crash in Crans‑Montana, despite her ACL injury.
- Ahead of the crash, Vonn had retired in 2019 and announced her return, leading the women's downhill standings before the Crans-Montana race.
- Medical tests showed a complete ACL rupture with bone bruising and meniscal damage, and after three days of physical therapy and consultations with doctors, Vonn skied again wearing a brace.
- She will prioritize the downhill and needs Thursday training to assess how she feels before deciding on super-G and team combined, with her first race on Sunday.
- A high-profile veteran, Vonn enters her fifth Olympics with three medals and leads the season's downhiller standings with two wins in five races.
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Ski star Lindsey Vonn is said to have been seriously injured on her left knee, but still wants to start at the Winter Olympics in Italy. She has suffered a cruciate ligament and bone bruises, said the American woman in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Lindsey Vonn to ski in Milan Olympics despite torn ACL
Park City’s Lindsey Vonn said she will try to ski in the Milano Cortina Olympic Games despite a torn ACL, meniscus tears and bone bruises in her left knee during a press conference on Tuesday at the host site of the women’s alpine races. The speed skiing legend sustained the injuries in a crash on Friday at the Crans Montana, Switzerland, World Cup. “I completely ruptured my ACL,” Vonn said. “I also have bone bruising, which is a common injury w…
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