From the Daily Mail: Lindsey Vonn suffered a broken leg in the horror crash that wrecked her Olympic dream on Sunday.
The 41-year-old, who was sent cartwheeling down the piste in Cortina after clipping a flag just 13 seconds into her downhill run, was airlifted to hospital in Treviso, where surgery was performed on her left leg.
A statement from the hospital read: ‘In the afternoon, she underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilise the fracture sustained in her left leg.’
It is understood that she was then transferred to intensive care for the sake of extra privacy, rather than any greater medical necessity. The US team have stated the 2010 gold medallist is ‘stable’.
Vonn could be heard screaming in agony after the crash, which followed just nine days after she ruptured cruciate ligaments in her left knee during a warm-up competition in Switzerland. She went on to cause surprise by declaring her intention to compete Italy and threatened a monumental outcome by finishing third fastest in final practice.
The report explains that Vonn’s family was present to watch her compete, and looked on in horror as she sped over a hill, crashed and tumbled forward, coming to a halt on the slope. She was heard crying in pain and agony as medics lifted her onto a stretcher to be airlifted off the mountain.
Already a 2010 Olympic champion, Vonn had come out of retirement in order to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics. She had previously retired in 2019 after a lengthy skiing career, and had won over 80 World Cups combined across multiple skiing events, beginning in 2008.
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