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Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram that she sustained a complex tibia fracture in a violent crash during the women’s downhill at the Winter Games, a injury likely to end her Olympic career, and insisted her torn ACL had nothing to do with the crash.
Lindsey Vonn crashed seconds into the Olympic downhill in Cortina, breaking her left leg and undergoing orthopedic surgery; she’s in stable condition and transported to a hospital, with recovery expected to be lengthy and the veteran skier possibly ending her storied career as Breezy Johnson won the race.
U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn, 41, crashed seconds after the start of the women's downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo, fracturing her left leg and undergoing orthopedic surgery; she’s in stable condition as medical teams treat her, potentially ending her storied career, while teammate Breezy Johnson won the event.
Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill at the Milan-Cortina Olympics as her teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed dramatically and was helicoptered away, casting a sobering backdrop to Johnson’s gold-medal performance on a demanding Olimpia delle Tofane course.
Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill at Milan-Cortina with a 1:36.10, giving the United States its first Olympic downhill gold as Emma Aicher took silver and Sofia Goggia bronze; the race followed a dramatic crash by teammate Lindsey Vonn, who was airlifted off the course, and Johnson's career comeback after a 14-month whereabouts ban and a knee injury.
Lindsey Vonn, racing nine days after rupturing her ACL, crashed midair during the Olympic women's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo and was airlifted off the mountain as medics attended to her; Breezy Johnson won the race for the United States, giving the U.S. its first downhill gold since Vonn in 2010, while Vonn's comeback story ended in dramatic heartbreak.
Breezy Johnson won Team USA’s first gold at Milano Cortina 2026 in the women’s downhill, finishing 1:36.10 as Lindsey Vonn crashed early; it’s Johnson’s first Olympic medal and makes her the second American woman to win downhill gold, with teammates Jacqueline Wiles and Isabella Wright finishing fifth and 21st.
Breezy Johnson clinched the women's Olympic downhill gold in Cortina for the United States—the first U.S. gold of Milan Cortina 2026—while Lindsey Vonn crashed early and was airlifted for medical evaluation; Emma Aicher took silver and Sofia Goggia bronze.
Breezy Johnson posted the fastest time in the final downhill training in Cortina, giving the U.S. a strong shot at a medal at the Milan–Cortina Olympics. With her body fit and mindset sharp, she heads into the Olympic downhill as a genuine podium contender, a race margin sharpened by the memory of tearing her ACL at the same venue four years earlier.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, crashed early on her Olympic downhill run in Cortina d'Ampezzo, rupturing her ACL and ending her Olympic downhill dream; she was airlifted off the course as medics treated her while the event paused and spectators applauded.
Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen won the men’s downhill at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, delivering Switzerland’s first gold of the Games as Italy took silver (Giovanni Franzoni) and bronze (Dominik Paris).
Day 1 at Milan–Cortina 2026 centers on the men’s downhill medal race in alpine skiing, with Ilia Malinin highlighted as a notable U.S. competitor; the photo captions also preview other Olympic action — hockey, cross-country, and figure skating — illustrating a busy opening day.
41-year-old Lindsey Vonn gave a high-speed, brace-supported downhill training run on the Olimpia delle Tofane with a ruptured ACL, signaling progress toward her Olympic downhill bid despite fog delays and the injuries she sustained last week.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, who tore her ACL in a crash in Switzerland just a week before the Opening Ceremony, says she plans to compete in the Milan-Cortina Olympic downhill, wearing a brace and sticking to her comeback plan.
Lindsey Vonn withdrew from Saturday’s World Cup super-G in Crans-Montana after Friday’s downhill crash, leaving her Olympic status uncertain; the 41-year-old says she’s 'doing my best' as she trains for Cortina d’Ampezzo events beginning February 8, including downhill, team events, and the upcoming super-G.