US EditionLindsey Vonn's fall explained: A reverse banked section, an unfortunate bump and an inflated air bag
Vonn crashed after hitting a reverse-banked uphill turn bump, breaking her left leg; mandatory air bag deployment likely reduced injury severity, officials said.
- On Sunday, Lindsey Vonn crashed 12.5 seconds into her Milan–Cortina Winter Games downhill run and underwent surgery at Treviso hospital for a left‑leg fracture; reports say she is in stable condition.
- Race analysts pointed to a reverse‑banked right turn above the Tofana schuss and a final bump described as 'more of a kicker' this year, which popped Vonn into the air and contributed to her crash.
- On the slope, medical staff attended to Vonn after she was popped into the air, clipped a gate, tumbled for around 10 minutes, and was evacuated by helicopter, with Dainese confirming the safety‑airbag deployment.
- Organizers defended the section as unchanged this year, while women's race director Peter Gerdol said Vonn's Olympic run is widely seen as over and Dainese plans to retrieve a `black box` sensor for fall data.
- Vonn had confirmed a torn left ACL before her comeback at age 41 and completed trial runs on the Olympia delle Tofane track, where she holds 12 wins and 20 podiums.
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Vonn’s Olympic fall: Breaking it all down
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone. She’s won a record 12 World Cup races on the Olympia delle Tofane track — split evenly between six downhills and six super-Gs — and has a total of 20 podium results there, stretching back to her very first year on the entire circuit in 2004. So how did the 41-year-old American standout lose control just 12.5 seconds into her run and crash so spectacula…
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Lindsey Vonn's fall explained: A reverse banked section, an unfortunate bump and an inflated air bag
Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone. She’s won a record 12 World Cup races on the Olympia delle Tofane track and has a total of 20 podium results there stretching back to her very first on the entire circuit in 2004.
It was supposed to be a ready-made script for a beautiful Hollywood film. Unfortunately, the story of Lindsey Vonn can be summed up as a thriller, but without a happy ending. The American skier fell on the Olympic downhill course and was subsequently transported to the hospital.
The dream of an Olympic medal after returning to skiing turned into horror. Forty-one-year-old star Lindsey Vonn had a horrific fall shortly after the start of the downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The American lay motionless, screaming in pain, and the terrified crowd of fans below the slope fell silent. The race had to be interrupted for many minutes. Vonn was transported from the course by helicopter.
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