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Lindsey Vonn, champion slams haters: "She got it right"

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Daniele Masala, Olympic champion in the pmodern pentathlon in Los Angeles 1984 spoke to the microphones of Radio Rai, took an unhesitating stand for Lindsey Vonn, defending her attitude and the choice that led her to compete in the downhill at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics despite a ruptured cruciate ligament just a week ago: “She did well, this is also what sport is all about. If she had won a medal today we would be talking about a’heroic feat”.

Andrea GussoniLindsey Vonn, tremendous fall and end of Olympic dream in Cortina: photos

Lindsey Vonn falls after very few seconds in the downhill on the Tofane'Olympia at Milan-Cortina 2026.
Thus ends the attempt to rewrite history by the champion. Astonished audience.
The race is immediately stopped after the fall of the American champion.
She closes in tears the dream of winning an Olympic medal at 41 years old.

Vonn aimed to overtake compatriot Breezy Johnson, in the lead up to that point.
Started with bib 13, she chooses a very high line at the'entrance of the first crossbar.
He hits a goal with his right shoulder, loses his balance and falls ruinously.

The'impact takes place on the'Olympia delle Tofane, a track where he had already triumphed twelve times in his career.
The screams of pain of the champion break the silence of Cortina.

In previous days she had revealed the complete rupture of the cruciate ligament in Crans Montana.
The'injury had occurred in the'last World Cup race before the Olympics.
The first responders arrive immediately on the track after the fall.
Vonn is immobilized and loaded onto the toboggan by rescuers.
The'helicopter transports away the American champion from the Tofane.

Words that reflect Masala’s experience. Roman, born in 1954, was one of the stars of the modern pentathlon in the 1980s, winning two gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics in both the individual and team events. After retiring from competitive activities, Masala remained connected to the world of sports, becoming an executive, pundit, and television and radio commentator. Over the years he has become known for his straightforward style and often candid analysis, gained from firsthand experience at the highest levels.

Meanwhile, updates are coming in on Lindsey Vonn after her nasty fall in Cortina d’Ampezzo during the downhill race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The 41-year-old U.S. champion, who was competing with a ruptured ACL in her left knee, fell at high speed on the Olympia slope at the Tofane, which has brought her so much joy in her career in the past. Medical staff intervened immediately and the very sore ski star was transported by helicopter to the hospital.

Examinations, taken at the Policlinico Codivilla in Cortina, showed a fracture in her left leg.

Vonn was immediately transferred to Treviso, Ca’Foncello Hospital, in the early afternoon and underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilize the fracture.

“The U.S. athlete was admitted and taken care of by a multidisciplinary team”, is the statement from the’hospital, which announced that the next medical bulletin will be issued Monday at 12 p.m. The U.S. Ski Federation announced that the athlete&#8217s condition is “stable” and that Vonn is being followed by a team composed of Italian and U.S. doctors.

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