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Lindsey Vonn Crashes in Olympic Downhill at Cortina, Airlifted to Hospital

The 41-year-old was reportedly competing with a ruptured ACL in her high-profile return to elite racing.

Overview

  • Vonn lost control roughly 12–13 seconds into her run, clipped an early gate and crashed off course before a helicopter flew her to Codivilla Putti Hospital for evaluation.
  • No official diagnosis or prognosis has been released following the incident in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
  • The American raced in a knee brace and was reported to have a ruptured ACL during the downhill.
  • Vonn retired in 2019, returned after surgery, and owns four overall World Cup titles, 84 World Cup wins and three Olympic medals including 2010 downhill gold.
  • Ahead of the MilanCortina Games, she said she was single for the first time entering an Olympics and focused on competing.