THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WAITING FOR THIS: Lindsey Vonn Speaks for the First Time Since Her Horrific Fall! She Described What Really Happened During the Fatal Downhill and What Injuries She Sustained
American skier Lindsey Vonn has spoken out for the first time since her serious fall at the Winter Olympics.
TL;DR
- Lindsey Vonn described her Olympic downhill crash, attributing it to being 12 centimeters too tight on her line, causing her right arm to catch on a gate and resulting in a fall.
- She sustained a complex tibial fracture, which is currently stable but requires multiple surgeries for proper healing.
- Vonn clarified that her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and previous injuries were not factors in this particular crash.
- Despite the severe injury and physical pain, Vonn expressed no regrets, highlighting the feeling of standing at the start gate and the inherent risks of downhill skiing.
- She shared a message about the beauty of life lying in daring to dream, loving, jumping, and accepting that sometimes we fall, but the only failure is not trying.
- Vonn has undergone two surgeries in a Treviso hospital and had competed in the downhill despite tearing her left ACL nine days prior in another fall.