Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Vonn faces date with downhill destiny at Winter Olympics

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2026-02-08

Lindsey Vonn will attempt the seemingly impossible on Sunday when she launches herself down one of the world's most prestigious pistes hunting for an Olympic medal in the Milan-Cortina downhill. One of world sport's most recognisable faces and an alpine skiing icon, 41-year-old Vonn is battling ruptured knee ligaments and Father Time in her favoured event in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The American has insisted since revealing she had ruptured an ACL in h......

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