The 41-year-old American legend, injured in a cruciate ligament before the Olympics, fell heavily on Sunday after 13 seconds of descent.
American alpine ski star Lindsey Vonn, who lined up at the start at the age of 41 despite a serious knee injury, fell heavily and abandoned during the downhill of the 2026 Olympics on Sunday in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Starting with bib 13, the “Speed Queen”, Olympic champion in 2010, fell at the start of the course, after only 12 seconds of racing. She was thrown off balance when going over a small bump and a door, and fell heavily to the ground.
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She remained lying there, grimacing, for many minutes while she was treated by medical teams, according to TV images. Before leaving the runway by helicopter.
