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Sunday's race could cap the comeback within a comeback for Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old American superstar skier who tore her ACL just over a week ago but decided to push through to ski the downhill in Cortina.
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An ACL tear would keep almost any other athlete from competing -- but not Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old superstar skier who is determined to cap off an incredible comeback from retirement with one last shot at an Olympic medal.
The 41-year-old American aims to complete her comeback by racing in the women’s Olympic downhill on Sunday despite rupturing her left A.C.L. a week ago.
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The Team USA alpine skier looks to compete in the women's downhill this weekend after tearing her ACL in a crash last Friday.
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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.
The 41-year-old's remarkable comeback from retirement was thrown into jeopardy after she hurt her knee during a crash in competition last week. But that won't keep her from racing in the Olympics, she said Tuesday.
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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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Once a reliable Hollywood hitmaker, Mr. Ratner hasn’t directed a film since accusations of sexual misconduct in 2017 that he denied.
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