The Olympic career of Lindsey Vonn has ended in a sickening, split-second crash high on the side of the Tofane downhill run in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Vonn was just 12 seconds into the race when her legs gave way beneath her as she rode a bump. But the abiding memory of this race will always be the sight of Vonn on a stretcher, being evacuated from the mountain by air ambulance. View image in fullscreen Lindsey Vonn crashes early in her run down the Olimpia delle Tofane piste. She is, now, the first woman ever to race the Olympic downhill in her 40s too.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2026 16:59 UTC