Vonn crashes out of Winter Olympics, ending medal dreamA giant screen shows Lindsey Vonn crashing in the Winter Olympics women's downhillCORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday, ending the American skiing great's improbable dream of winning a medal despite competing with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The 41-year-old's cries of pain could be heard on the microphones as medical staff attended to the stricken skier on the piste. Thousands of spectators at the bottom of the run fell silent and Vonn's watching sister was ashen-faced. In a press conference at the Olympics, she admitted she had ruptured her ACL in the crash, but insisted she could still compete. "But I know there's still a chance, and as long as there's a chance I will try."

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2026 13:45 UTC