Vonn's Olympic Crash: ACL Not to Blame, Experts Say
Lindsey Vonn crashed during Cortina’s downhill at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics while racing with a ruptured ACL, but doctors and experts say there’s no clear evidence the knee caused the fall. They describe it as an unlucky result of difficult course geometry and timing, noting Vonn trained the day before and chose to race as a calculated risk in pursuit of Olympic gold.