The American Lindsey Vonn, who competes with a titanium knee and injured the other just a week ago, fell badly in the women’s downhill alpine skiing at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, which took place this Sunday on the Tofana slope of the Dolomites resort that completes the nomenclature of this winter event.
Vonn, who won again this season at the age of 41 and who had surprised on Saturday with the third time in the second practice, fell after a jump in the high part – in the first of the five sectors – of the Tofana track, from which she had to be evacuated by helicopter, minutes after the descent was interrupted due to her accident.
Competed despite injury and the risk was present
At the time of Lindsey Vonn’s fall – who started with the bib number 13 – her compatriot Breezy Johnson was leading the race.
Current world champion in the discipline, four hundredths of a second ahead of Germany’s Emma Aicher.
Lindsey Vonn is one of the greatest figures in the history of alpine skiing.
With a titanium right knee he won again at the age of 41.
This after returning to competition five seasons after retiring.
He was injured last Friday when he fell in the downhill of the Crans Montana World Cup (Switzerland).
Despite suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee – in which he also has a damaged meniscus – he had announced last Tuesday that he would compete in the Olympic trials.
From podium contender to unexpected finish
She fell after a jump in the upper section
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The champion from St. Paul (Minnesota), who has 84 World Cup victories, 45 of them in downhill – two this season – had been tested in training on Friday.
He concluded, with no apparent problems, with the eleventh time.
Lindsey Vonn, 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, and with eleven medals in major events, including an Olympic gold – 16 years ago, at the Vancouver Games (Canada) – and two world golds – 17 years ago, in Val d’Isere (France) – was third in Saturday’s trial.
This Sunday he was looking for a new achievement.
Unfortunately, she had to be evacuated by helicopter to a hospital, which ended her participation in these Olympic Games in a way that no one wanted.
With information from EFE
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