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Vonn fractures leg, undergoes surgery

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Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery after suffering a displaced fracture to her left leg in a crash during the women's downhill at the Milano‑Cortina Winter Olympics.

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As part of the CBC Olympics 2026 Milano-Cortina coverage, I wrote about Lindsey Vonn's crash, the risks of sport, and why athletes make the decisions they make.
Thank you to mental performance consultant Georgia Ens for her insight.

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ANALYSIS | Despite disastrous crash, Lindsey Vonn’s return was neither selfish or unwarranted | CBC Sports
All the emotions swirling around Lindsey Vonn’s crash, and questions about why she decided to compete in the first place, are blowing up the internet. But for elite athletes, it’s not the glory but th...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM

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Nice to see Ashley Wagner as an analyst on the Olympics figure skating.
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM

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How an AP photographer captured the moment Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women's downhill
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How an AP photographer captured the moment Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women's downhill
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February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Live blog Olympics 2026: Langenhan wins Germany's first gold

Vonn has already undergone surgery - the ski star breaks her left tibia in a fall +++ Emma Aicher is 0.04 seconds behind +++ Bronze for the biathlon mixed relay +++ Ramona Hofmeister's fall +++ All Olympics 2026 news in the live blog.

Live blog Olympics 2026: Langenhan wins Germany's first gold
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Tragedy instead of a heroine's epic: Lindsey Vonn crashes in the Olympic downhill hard – her fellow American Breezy Johnson wins

The skier had returned to win another Olympic title. Competing with a torn ACL, Vonn is injured again. The American Johnson takes Olympic gold, following her World Championship title.

Tragedy instead of a heroine's epic: Lindsey Vonn crashes in the Olympic downhill hard – her fellow American Breezy Johnson wins
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Drama in the downhill: After 13 seconds everything changes for Lindsey Vonn

Speed Queen Vonn must be taken by helicopter to the hospital. German Emma Aicher misses out on the gold by a hair.

Drama in the downhill: After 13 seconds everything changes for Lindsey Vonn
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Der Standard
Breezy Johnson: Olympic champion and world champion — without a World Cup victory

Four years ago on the Tofana, her dream of a second Olympic appearance burst. Now she won the biggest race the sport of skiing has to offer.

Breezy Johnson: Olympic champion and world champion — without a World Cup victory
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Le Monde
Skiathlon at the 2026 Olympics: Mathis Desloges takes silver and wins the first medal for the French delegation

Warned for cutting the course during the skiathlon, the 23-year-old cross-country skier's podium place was ultimately confirmed by the judges. The Frenchman was only overtaken by Norwegian Johannes Klaebo.

Skiathlon at the 2026 Olympics: Mathis Desloges takes silver and wins the first medal for the French delegation
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First Team USA's medal of this game is brought by a queer athlete. What will MAGA say? 🌈
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Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill, earning Team USA's first medal of Winter Games. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/4tiQMkd
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM

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And, as far as I know, she is the first queer skier to achieve this amazing feat.
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Le Monde
Winter Olympics video: A heavy fall sidelines Lindsey Vonn from competition

Despite a previous knee injury, the American athlete fell during the women's downhill event before being evacuated by helicopter.

Winter Olympics video: A heavy fall sidelines Lindsey Vonn from competition
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Oof. Poor Lindsey Vonn. 😞
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Heavy crash at the Olympics: Lindsey Vonn's drama on the Mountain of Destiny

She wanted to dazzle the world once more—and it went wrong: during her devastating Cortina accident, she found herself too weak after a knee injury and broke her left leg.

Heavy crash at the Olympics: Lindsey Vonn's drama on the Mountain of Destiny
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Olympics: Lindsey Vonn's heavy fall on the Mountain of Fate

She wanted to wow the world one more time—and it went wrong: Lindsey Vonn experiences that her body is too weak after a knee injury during her devastating crash in Cortina. Her career-ending moment becomes a tragedy.

Olympics: Lindsey Vonn's heavy fall on the Mountain of Fate
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Der Spiegel
Olympic downhill - Lindsey Vonn crashes hard: Her fairy tale turns into a tragedy

Lindsey Vonn wanted gold—with an injured knee. Then she lost control, followed by shocking images. Even the greatest downhill racer can't push the limits of human endurance.

Olympic downhill - Lindsey Vonn crashes hard: Her fairy tale turns into a tragedy
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Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill, earning Team USA's first medal of Winter Games. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/4tiQMkd
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM

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From the skiing community on Reddit: Horrible Crash For Lindsey Vonn
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February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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