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Arnold Schwarzenegger attacks Lindsey Vonn haters: "Losers"

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As an Austrian winter sports lover, Arnold Schwarzenegger also had his say on what happened to Lindsey Vonn, who was seriously injured during the downhill at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics: “I love the Olympics. Winter, summer, every single edition: I always follow them – the premise of the’former bodybuilder -. I love them because they show how sport can unite us. I love them because they remind us that sport is the great leveler. Look at weightlifting in the Summer Olympics or downhill now: weights and mountains don&#17t care what country you come from, how much money you have or your religion. The weights and the mountain are the same for every single athlete”.

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'Olympia of the Tofane 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 of the 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.

“But most of all I love the Olympics because they remind us of a fundamental lesson of life: greatness and pain stand door to door. There is no greatness without some encounters with failure and disappointment. We saw this clearly over the weekend – he added on X before coming to the point -Like many of you, I have been following the great comeback of my friend Lindsey Vonn. She is 41 years old, has a completely reconstructed knee, and came to the Olympics with a newly injured cruciate ligament. From a story standpoint, you can&#8217t ask for anything better: she&#8217s bold, she&#8217s brave, and she&#8217s even a little crazy”.

Schwarzenegger pointed his finger at the haters: “And he inevitably brings up all those ready to criticize “Why would she do that?” “She must be missing something in life” “She is irresponsible.” What these people don&#8217t understand, because they have never tried anything great, because they have never pushed themselves to the extreme limits, because they will never know their true potential, is that there is no such thing as risk-free greatness”.

“When her Olympic dream was shattered in that terrible fall that left us all praying in front of the television, the haters were in full swing. There is no need for me to repeat them. Twitter has already given the losers enough space; I will not be the one to amplify them in this newsletter”.

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