"There's a lot of danger in doing all sorts of Alpine sports but it gives more of an appreciation for how superhuman these athletes are. I mean putting your body on the line, going at those speeds, the physicality. Sometimes actually on the broadcast it's really hard to get that across. Danger sometimes brings fans in and is pretty captivating. We obviously hope we won't have injuries like that but it is unfortunately part and parcel of our sports."
"Spectators hoping to see Vonn win a medal at the age of 41 with a torn ACL in her left knee and a partial titanium replacement in her right knee were shocked when she hooked a gate just 13 seconds into her run resulting in a spinning crash. The impact, the silence, everyone was just in shock. And you could tell it was a really nasty injury, said Goldschmidt, who was at the course when Vonn crashed."
Lindsey Vonn fractured her left tibia during the Olympic downhill and has undergone multiple surgeries in Italy to repair the complex break. The US Ski and Snowboard Association's medical staff coordinated her recovery and plans to accompany her back to the United States for further surgeries. Vonn crashed 13 seconds into her run after hooking a gate, producing a high-speed spinning impact that shocked spectators. Vonn previously competed with a torn ACL in her left knee and a partial titanium replacement in her right knee. The incident underscored the inherent danger and physical demands of Alpine skiing and the athletes' resilience.
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