Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - US speed star Lindsey Vonn: Olympic timeline

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2026-02-08

US star Lindsey Vonn's dream of winning a medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ended in dramatic fashion on Sunday after she crashed out of the women's downhill just 13 seconds into her run. The 41-year-old had been trying to ski with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her daring bid to win a medal in her favoured discipline at her fifth Olympics. Vonn won the gold medal in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G at the Vancouver Oly......

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