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How is Lindsey Vonn after her fall in Cortina: operated on in Treviso

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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.

Luca FranzosiLindsey 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.
So 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 the American champion away from the Tofane.

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.

“I feel sorry for her. To go out like that on the third turn is not the end of these Games she would have liked to have had. I know something about it, I have had nine operations in my career” were the words of Sofia Goggia after what happened.

American federation president Johan Eliasch did not hide his bitterness: “It is a tragic thing but it is skiing unfortunately. We know what she gave for our sport and she wanted to be there for such an important race for us. I wish her a speedy recovery and to be back on skis soon”. Race winner Breezy Johnson also encouraged her compatriot: “My heart is with Lindsey, I know how hard it is to ski on this slope and when you fall and suffer, the pain is even stronger”.

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