Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Expectation, then stunned silence as Vonn crashes out of Olympics

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2026-02-08

The excited fans had come to the chic Italian mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday hoping to see Lindsey Vonn make Olympic history. Instead they were left in stunned silence watching pictures on the big screen of the American skier's stricken body. Vonn, the 41-year-old nicknamed the "Speed Queen", was attempting to defy not only age but also a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her bid to win the downhill gold medal 16 years after......

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