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11. Here's a recent video that gives some of her background

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Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:12 AM

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It starts her mention at about 3:30 in. Seems she had a recent injury. Maybe a contributing factor?

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Lindsey Vonn crash: American skiing icon airlifted away after terrifying fall in Olympics women's downhill [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago OP

Again................ Lovie777 23 hrs ago #1

Second time this month? I saw something like this the other day. Probatim 16 hrs ago #48

She tried aeromanKC 23 hrs ago #2

Healing vibes going her way. mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #3

Healing vibes on the way to her SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #4

I hope she's okay Roy Rolling 22 hrs ago #10

I can't believe she tried it either, but as someone else said, she won't always wonder SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #12

She completed the training run in 3rd place Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #15

I've torn an ACL while skiing. But, I'm no Lindsey Vonn. tinrobot 21 hrs ago #17

Football players generally take 6 months to rehab and return to action after ACL surgery. TheRickles 21 hrs ago #21

Never had one but I have heard the pain is unreal. Thanks for the post twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #23

I hope she is ok. bamagal62 23 hrs ago #5

🙏🏼 Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #6

While I believed she should have let an alternate take her place, after she didn't step aside, I was pulling for her to 24601 22 hrs ago #7

I wished she had declined her spot and allowed another person to go. She could have gone and not competed and no one dem4decades 20 hrs ago #26

This is the end, beautiful friend Jilly_in_VA 22 hrs ago #8

I think "the end" might have been a few weeks ago FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #29

She realized it. Talitha 19 hrs ago #45

There's a line between stubbornness and stupidity, or as Aristotle noted, between courage and foolhardiness Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #9

Here's a recent video that gives some of her background blue-wave 22 hrs ago #11

in her press appearance last week, she had doubts but rationalized it bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #13

9:20 a.m. EST: the women's Alpine skiing is coming on just now. mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago #14

I was up early snowybirdie 22 hrs ago #16

"brutal" cries of pain??? JFC, cbs cannot even write properly. niyad 21 hrs ago #18

For some reason I was up and saw it live on my TV machine Botany 21 hrs ago #19

From what I just read, it sounds brutal. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #31

From somebody who has skied she really did a crash and burn. Botany 20 hrs ago #36

Yes. I did some downhill as a kid - I wasn't very good. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #39

Gonna go Cross Country now. Botany 19 hrs ago #40

Enjoy! yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #42

Considering all the medical crap I have been through it is nice. Botany 19 hrs ago #43

Damn! Sorry to see this. mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #20

Ego can be bad VicNEO 21 hrs ago #22

She has real estate that needs revenue to pay the taxes FredGarvin 20 hrs ago #25

Having a functioning A.C.L. might be helpful in skiing. Botany 20 hrs ago #28

She'll become a celebrity commentator, also a skiing coach/instructor FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #32

She will be fine. Botany 20 hrs ago #37

it ain't just politicians who refuse to give it up Skittles 9 hrs ago #49

She had to take the run with a torn acl FredGarvin 20 hrs ago #24

Bullshit Auggie 20 hrs ago #27

Would you? FredGarvin 20 hrs ago #33

How much property does she have ? JI7 20 hrs ago #30

Olympic level athletes have to go all out to get that far dlk 20 hrs ago #34

Courage is the key word here Shermann 20 hrs ago #35

Did she re-injure the ACL in this crash? AverageOldGuy 20 hrs ago #38

I wish her all the best. riversedge 19 hrs ago #41

I was so sorry to see this LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #44

Heartbreaking FemDemERA 17 hrs ago #46

How to watch Lindsey Vonn ski with torn ACL in 2026 Winter Olympics medal events mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago #47