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– It will go well with her, but it will be a long process, says sports manager Anouk Patty in the US Ski and Snowboard Federation in a first statement to the AP news agency on Sunday afternoon.
– Lindsey Vonn suffered an injury, but her condition is stable, and she is in good hands with a team of American and Italian doctors around her, writes the US Ski Federation on X a little later.
Lindsey Vonn barely had time to get started before her Olympic dream came to a brutal end. Sixteen years after the gold during the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, the American lost control shortly after the start and went to the ground in dramatic fashion in Cortina.
– It’s incredibly awkward for her. After working so hard, Vonn’s coach Aksel Lund Svindal writes to VG.
The TV pictures showed a clearly marked Lund Svindal.
– You see that Aksel is sitting there completely crushed, said former alpine skier Maria Tviberg in NRK’s Olympic studio.
Vonn, who started with a torn cruciate ligament, entered the course with great expectations attached to him.
– There is not a sound in Cortina now. What a crazy drama, said NRK’s commentator Carl Andreas Wold.
– A sad day
In the finish area, Vonn’s immediate family stood and followed the drama at close range. They spoke to The Express afterwards.
– This is a sad day. It was an unfortunate mistake, dad Alan Kildow told the newspaper.
When asked how the family is doing, he replied:
– Terrible.
The images of the family in the stands seconds after the fall were heartbreaking.
Expert Pernilla Wiberg was noticeably affected by the situation and even cried during SVT’s broadcast.
– This is not something you want to see as a parent, it is tough. What made me crack was looking at Alan Kildow, the father here who is in place, says Wiberg, according to The evening paper.
– A shock for everyone
The audience was left in shock, while Vonn lay in the snow. The American was clearly in great pain and screamed loudly as she lay on the track.
– Lindsey Vonn screams out in pain. She is in terrible pain. These are heavy images, says commentator Wold.
– We can hope that it went better than it looked. This is a shock for everyone, says Norway’s alpine manager Claus Ryste to NRK.
After lying on the ground for a long time and receiving treatment, Vonn was transported off the course by helicopter. The extent of the damage is currently unclear, but the American was clearly in pain after the fall.
As paramedics from the helicopter attended to Vonn, speakers in the arena expressed their concern and concern for her health.
One of them ended by saying: “We love you, Lindsey”, which was met with warm applause from the thousands of spectators, writes AP.
Comforted the star – then she was put out
Drove with serious damage
The 41-year-old said earlier this week that the cruciate ligament in her left knee was torn when she fell badly during the descent in Crans-Montana last weekend.
Vonn made a comeback before Christmas in 2024 after five years without a competitive race. On the way to this year’s Olympics, she has delivered several strong results, including one World Cup victory.
The injury problems have followed her throughout much of her career. The right knee has been reconstructed with titanium, among other things.
Vonn’s teammate Breezy Johnson took the gold in Cortina. German Emma Aicher was in the lead all the way, but arrived at the finish line four hundredths too late to penalize Johnson’s time. Thus it became silver.
Johnson, who is the reigning downhill world champion, looked very affected when Vonn went over.
Italian veteran Sofia Goggia took the bronze.
Comforted the star – then she was put out
date:2026-02-08 14:40:00