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Lindsey Vonn suffered a broken leg…

Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:40 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:40 pm
Posted by nicholastiger
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 12:59 pm to
Cut it off and let her get back up there
Posted by DVinBR
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 2:22 pm to
Going to be in the next winter paralympic games
Posted by RollTide1987
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 2:53 pm to
It was also the same leg that had sustained the ACL injury a little less than two weeks ago.
Posted by i am dan
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 3:20 pm to
She landed bad.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 3:22 pm to
That's unfortunate.
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 4:37 pm to
“Horror crash” seems a bit dramatic. Looks like a pretty normal Olympic ski bail. She will endure…
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 4:51 pm to
Selfish chick. Instead of giving the alternate a shot, she got greedy and decided to hobble down instead. Not cool.
Posted by AndyCBR
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 6:41 pm to
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Selfish chick. Instead of giving the alternate a shot, she got greedy and decided to hobble down instead. Not cool.


She was actually very competitive in her practice runs earlier, faster than several of her teammates.

She hooked a gate with her pole, it's a freak thing.

There is absolutely risk in skiing injured, but to imply she was a washed up has been, and had no chance at being competitive, is disingenuous, at best.
This post was edited on 2/8/26 at 6:44 pm
Posted by Fanatics
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 9:10 pm to
The butthurt is strong in these anti Vonn threads.
Posted by WhiskeyThief
Madisonville
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 9:53 pm to
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She hooked a gate with her pole, it's a freak thing.


Her hand actually hooked the gate. Slow reaction timing at sub 50 mph. She’s lucky this occurred early in the race. Coming off her skies in the 80 mph range could have been the ultimate tragedy
Posted by ChatGPT of LA
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Posted on 2/8/26 at 9:56 pm to
You mean the spot she earned?
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:59 am to
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She hooked a gate with her pole, it's a freak thing.



Which may have been a direct result of her ACL injury. This doctor breaks down how it happened:

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Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 7:45 am to
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Which may have been a direct result of her ACL injury.

Thats a stretch. They clip the gates all the time. Vonn just clipped it at the exact wrong moment right after she had lost contact with the ground.

Here is a clip of another skier breaking her hand on a gate during World Cup competition:
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:19 pm to
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She was actually very competitive in her practice runs earlier, faster than several of her teammates.

She hooked a gate with her pole, it's a freak thing.

There is absolutely risk in skiing injured, but to imply she was a washed up has been, and had no chance at being competitive, is disingenuous, at best.


This is one of those "should she shouldn't she" things.

One one hand, she was deemed healthy enough to compete and it's the Olympics, so she doesn't get another shot next week. Additionally as you state, she was one of the best qualifying.

However, when you have an injury in a sport like this, it absolutely makes you think about things more which can cause a ripple effect. If she wasn't worried a bit about her ACL would she have done better on this gate? Impossible to answer but there is probably a higher chance than before it played a part
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:25 pm to
That's the sound of a father who probably didn't approve of her skiing in the Olympics at age 41 with a torn ACL


quote:

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn's father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her leg in the downhill over the weekend.

"She's 41 years old and this is the end of her career," Alan Kildow said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "There will be no more ski races for Lindsey Vonn, as long as I have anything to say about it."



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This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 2:27 pm
Posted by CrappyPants
Member since Apr 2021
1069 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:32 pm to
Yes she has golds, yes she is good but that woman crashes ALOT. She has no control and just flies down the mountain. Sometimes it works out of her, hence the golds but in all reality she is a terrible skier in comparison to other downhill skiers. Her strategy is to go balls to the wall or vagina to the snow and lets it all hang out.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:41 pm to
I love her toughness and single-mindedness.

She went out like someone that was giving it her all.

I respect that.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 8:42 pm
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
17276 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 9:46 pm to
Saw this from her. Gotta respect how tough she it.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:09 pm to
I don’t care what anyone says. She is an athlete willing to go out on her shield chasing her ultimate dream.

Basically a real life Bodhi from point break

“It’s not tragic to die doing what you love.” “If you want the ultimate, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price”
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