February 8, 2026
Lindsey Vonn in stable condition after surgery, breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics
Lindsey Vonn's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.
TL;DR
- Lindsey Vonn, 41, crashed during the Winter Olympic downhill event.
- The crash resulted in a broken leg.
- This was the second time in nine days Vonn required a rescue helicopter.
- She was competing on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee.
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