US EditionFans React in Real-Time to Lindsey Vonn's Crash
At age 41, Lindsey Vonn crashed on a surgically repaired knee and broke her left leg, ending her Olympic comeback bid after just 13 seconds on the Cortina downhill course.
- On Sunday, Lindsey Vonn, 41-year-old American alpine skier, crashed during the women's Olympic downhill in Cortina, breaking her left leg and requiring helicopter evacuation.
- Vonn had mounted a comeback at 40, racing on a surgically repaired, titanium-reinforced right knee and a recently injured left knee after knee replacement surgery and solid training runs last week.
- Only seconds into the run, her right arm clipped the fourth gate three gates in, causing her skis to sail off and ending her descent.
- Support poured in from fellow athletes, as the accident removed a marquee Cortina downhill storyline and caused tears among U.S. teammates Isabella Wright and Jacqueline Wiles.
- Vonn's nearly 25-year career frames a legacy marked by resiliency; she was the first American woman to win Olympic downhill and spent 14 months burnishing that legacy with 'no regrets'.
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Lindsey Vonn Confirmed to Miss Milan Cortina Olympics Over Multiple Surgeries
The women’s downhill final at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics saw a terrifying crash that left the entire crowd silent. Lindsey Vonn, who was ready for her comeback on the sport’s grandest stage, crashed 13 seconds into her run, ending what could’ve been a fairytale final Olympic stint of her career. And just a few hours later, full medical details of the incident revealed grueling details. Sky Sports reported that following the initial ortho…
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Orlando SentinelLindsey Vonn’s legend was built on pushing the limits. Her brief time in Cortina was no different
By WILL GRAVES CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was over the limit. Beyond it, really. Because of course she was. There is only one speed for maybe the fiercest competitor to ever snap into a pair of skis and point them down the side of a mountain: as fast as she possibly can, for as long as she possibly can, as relentlessly as she possibly can. For many days during Vonn’s nearly 25 years in the spotlight, that kind of relentlessness…
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