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Vonn crashed 13 seconds into the women's downhill event on Feb. 8, and was airlifted off the course by helicopter.
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"Huge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me," Lindsey Vonn said
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was preparing to fly back to her home country on Sunday after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill, the U.S. Ski Team’s chief told The Associated Press. Sophie Goldschmidt, president and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, told the AP the team’s medical staff [...]
"I sustained a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries," Vonn said.
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How did the 41-year-old American standout lose control just 12.5 seconds into her run and crash so spectacularly at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Sunday?
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It can take nine months to a year to recover after surgery.
The 41-year-old Olympian injured her left knee. In 2024, She had partial knee replacement surgery in her right knee.
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