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34. Olympic level athletes have to go all out to get that far

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:06 AM

Feb 8

Vonn is brave and courageous. I hope she’ll be ok.

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Lindsey Vonn crash: American skiing icon airlifted away after terrifying fall in Olympics women's downhill [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 8 OP

Again................ Lovie777 Feb 8 #1

Second time this month? I saw something like this the other day. Probatim Feb 8 #48

She tried aeromanKC Feb 8 #2

Healing vibes going her way. mwmisses4289 Feb 8 #3

Healing vibes on the way to her SheltieLover Feb 8 #4

I hope she's okay Roy Rolling Feb 8 #10

I can't believe she tried it either, but as someone else said, she won't always wonder SheltieLover Feb 8 #12

She completed the training run in 3rd place Johnny2X2X Feb 8 #15

I've torn an ACL while skiing. But, I'm no Lindsey Vonn. tinrobot Feb 8 #17

Football players generally take 6 months to rehab and return to action after ACL surgery. TheRickles Feb 8 #21

Never had one but I have heard the pain is unreal. Thanks for the post twodogsbarking Feb 8 #23

I hope she is ok. bamagal62 Feb 8 #5

🙏🏼 Clouds Passing Feb 8 #6

While I believed she should have let an alternate take her place, after she didn't step aside, I was pulling for her to 24601 Feb 8 #7

I wished she had declined her spot and allowed another person to go. She could have gone and not competed and no one dem4decades Feb 8 #26

This is the end, beautiful friend Jilly_in_VA Feb 8 #8

I think "the end" might have been a few weeks ago FakeNoose Feb 8 #29

She realized it. Talitha Feb 8 #45

There's a line between stubbornness and stupidity, or as Aristotle noted, between courage and foolhardiness Prairie Gates Feb 8 #9

Here's a recent video that gives some of her background blue-wave Feb 8 #11

in her press appearance last week, she had doubts but rationalized it bucolic_frolic Feb 8 #13

9:20 a.m. EST: the women's Alpine skiing is coming on just now. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 8 #14

I was up early snowybirdie Feb 8 #16

"brutal" cries of pain??? JFC, cbs cannot even write properly. niyad Feb 8 #18

For some reason I was up and saw it live on my TV machine Botany Feb 8 #19

From what I just read, it sounds brutal. yellow dahlia Feb 8 #31

From somebody who has skied she really did a crash and burn. Botany Feb 8 #36

Yes. I did some downhill as a kid - I wasn't very good. yellow dahlia Feb 8 #39

Gonna go Cross Country now. Botany Feb 8 #40

Enjoy! yellow dahlia Feb 8 #42

Considering all the medical crap I have been through it is nice. Botany Feb 8 #43

Damn! Sorry to see this. mountain grammy Feb 8 #20

Ego can be bad VicNEO Feb 8 #22

She has real estate that needs revenue to pay the taxes FredGarvin Feb 8 #25

Having a functioning A.C.L. might be helpful in skiing. Botany Feb 8 #28

She'll become a celebrity commentator, also a skiing coach/instructor FakeNoose Feb 8 #32

She will be fine. Botany Feb 8 #37

it ain't just politicians who refuse to give it up Skittles Feb 8 #49

She had to take the run with a torn acl FredGarvin Feb 8 #24

Bullshit Auggie Feb 8 #27

Would you? FredGarvin Feb 8 #33

How much property does she have ? JI7 Feb 8 #30

Olympic level athletes have to go all out to get that far dlk Feb 8 #34

Courage is the key word here Shermann Feb 8 #35

Did she re-injure the ACL in this crash? AverageOldGuy Feb 8 #38

She broke her leg. maxsolomon Monday #50

I wish her all the best. riversedge Feb 8 #41

I was so sorry to see this LetMyPeopleVote Feb 8 #44

Heartbreaking FemDemERA Feb 8 #46

How to watch Lindsey Vonn ski with torn ACL in 2026 Winter Olympics medal events mahatmakanejeeves Feb 8 #47