Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashes during the women's downhill on day two of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Photograph: Screengrab handout/Getty ImagesLindsey Vonn is reported to be in a “stable condition” after her fairytale Olympic comeback ended with her being airlifted to hospital following a crash in the women’s downhill in Cortina. “I don’t have anything except that her coach said she was cheering for me in the helicopter. It’s such a brutal sport sometimes.”A helicopter is seen rescuing Lindsey Vonn after she crashed during the women's downhill at the Winter Olympics. Another team-mate, fourth-placed Jacqueline Wiles, said: “Watching Lindsey go down from the start was pretty awful.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2026 17:02 UTC