"The 41-year-old had suffered a torn ACL just eight days earlier when she crashed during her final race before the Games began, but still remarkably managed to give it a go on the largest stage in her sport. But she hooked the fourth gate and lost her balance, pushing her weight to the back of her skis while taking off from a small jump."
"In a statement, the US Ski & Snowboard team said Vonn will be evaluated by medical staff. My heart goes out to [Lindsey], her Team USA teammate Breezy Johnson, who secured the gold medal in the downhill shortly after, said. I hope it's not as bad as it looked, and I know how difficult it is to ski this course. Sometimes, because you love this course so much, when you crash on it and it hurts you like that, it hurts that much more."
At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Lindsey Vonn crashed just under 15 seconds into her women's downhill run at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, falling awkwardly on her right leg and side and tumbling violently down the slope. The 41-year-old had suffered a torn ACL eight days earlier but still attempted to compete. Medics reached her as she lay on her back screaming in pain and she was loaded onto a helicopter and airlifted to a local hospital about 13 minutes later. US Ski & Snowboard said Vonn will be evaluated by medical staff. Team USA teammate Breezy Johnson expressed concern and won the gold.
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