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Lindsey Vonn suffers injury one week before Olympics

CBS America · 2 months ago
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2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn said in a social media statement her "Olympic dream is not over" after a crash in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Games left her limping and keeping weight off her left knee.

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  • Lindsey Vonn airlifted after injuring knee during ski run 5s
  • Vonn lost balance on a jump but finished the run in pain 10s
  • Vonn, age 41, had returned to skiing after 2019 retirement 25s
  • A 2024 knee replacement helped her Olympic comeback plans 35s
  • Vonn posted about her determination to recover and return 48s
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