What next for Vonn after painful end to Olympic dream? She, and her coach Aksel Lund Svindal, had insisted she could compete for medals after completing two training runs in Italy. But competition is another matter entirely and with eventual gold winner Breezy Johnson's leading time to aim for, Vonn had to push harder. Vonn went under the knife twice at the Ca' Foncello hospital in Treviso to stabilise a fractured femur bone, according to Italian news agency ANSA. So far the fracture is the only injury to be confirmed by the USA Olympic team but that will likely be enough on its own to bring an end to what had been a phenomenal season in which she still tops the World Cup downhill standings.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2026 21:50 UTC