The Winter Olympics are officially underway in Italy, and there are already plenty of storylines to emerge from the event that has captured U.S. attention.
(Some of these stories involve actual Olympiccompetition, while others,not so much.)
One of the more somber American stories to emerge involves decorated U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn.
For the 41-year-old Vonn, the 2026 Winter Olympics weresupposedto be a comeback story for the ages.
AsThe Associated Pressreports, Vonn retired in 2019 and remained so for nearly six years. This latest comeback would’ve been daunting for a woman withbothACL’s intact.
However, Vonn didn’t even have that luxury. Vonn was trying to compete in this Winter Olympics with one torn ACL, only adding to this heroic comeback tale.
But that tale was tragically cut short on Sunday, when she had a scary crash during an Olympic event.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn suffers catastrophic crash during#Olympicsdownhill run. She would be airlifted to a helicopter 🚁 after 10 minutes on the course.pic.twitter.com/Txkx8dWA9l
— Bill Speros (@billsperos)February 8, 2026
The scary-looking wipeout necessitated Vonn to be airlifted by a helicopter, which eventually whisked her away to a local hospital.
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