Lindsey Vonn injures knee in downhill crash a week | College News
U.S. snowboarding great Lindsey Vonn says her “Olympic dream is not over” after crashing and injuring her left knee during a downhill race that was meant to be her closing warmup before the start of the Milan Cortina Games next week.
“I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee,” the 41-year-old former Olympic gold medalist posted Friday on her Instagram Story. “I am discussing the situation with my doctors and team and will continue to undergo further exams.
“This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback.
“My Olympic dream is not over. Thank you all for all of the love and support. I will give more information when I have it. … It’s not over until it’s over.”
Taking half in a World Cup race in Crans Montana, Vonn misplaced control while making an attempt to land a bounce on the higher portion of the course and slid into the protection netting. After receiving medical consideration for about 5 minutes, Vonn slowly skied to the end line, utilizing her poles to assist herself and stopping twice to clutch her left knee.
She smiled and waved to the gang after crossing the end line and obtained a long embrace from teammate Jacqueline Wiles before getting into the medical tent. She was later airlifted off the slope for additional analysis.
Vonn was the third skier to crash during the race, which was being held in tough situations with low visibility. The event was canceled after Vonn’s fall.
After practically six years away from ski racing, Vonn made a comeback last yr and has two victories and three extra podium finishes in 5 downhill races this season — all with a partial titanium implant in her proper knee.
At the 2010 Vancouver Games, Vonn grew to become the only U.S. girl to win Olympic gold in downhill snowboarding. She also received bronze medals in the super-G 2010 and downhill in 2018. On Dec. 23, Vonn announced on Instagram she had certified for “my 5th and final Olympics!”
“When I made the decision to return to ski racing, I always had one eye on Cortina because it’s a place that is very, very special to me,” she wrote. “Although I can’t guarantee any outcomes, I can guarantee that I will give my absolute best every time l kick out of the starting gate. No matter how these games end up, I feel like I’ve already won.”
The opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Games is Feb. 6. Vonn’s first scheduled event is the ladies’s downhill on Feb. 8. She had also deliberate to compete in the super-G and the new staff mixed event.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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