Vonn defied her doubters to race in the Olympics on a torn ACL, but her comeback dream ended with a broken left leg. Most people would want to hide after such a setback — but Vonn isn't most people.
Vonn's Olympic dreams came to a heartbreaking close Sunday after she crashed during a women’s alpine skiing downhill race at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Milano Cortina. She had been racing with a torn ACL but she said it did not cause the crash.
The 41-year-old star said her torn ACL was not a factor in her crash. "While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets," she wrote.
Vonn lost control over the opening traverse.
It can take nine months to a year to recover after surgery.
Vonn said she “completely ruptured” her ACL, has bone bruising “plus meniscal damage" after she crashed in a downhill in Switzerland on Friday.