Lindsey Vonn’s Shocking Leg Break: What Comes Next Could Change Everything
However, the risk she took in racing backfired early in her run as Vonn crashed into a gate, receiving prolonged medical attention on the slope before being airlifted from the piste.
The accident marked a sad end to Vonn’s Olympic career, which saw her won three medals, including gold in the downhill in 2010 in Vancouver.
But in a statement posted on her Instagram account, Vonn struck an upbeat note despite her dreadful injury.
She wrote: “Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would. It wasn’t a story book ending or a fairy tale, it was just life. I dared to dream and had worked so hard to achieve it. Because in Downhill ski racing the difference between a strategic line and a catastrophic injury can be as small as 5 inches.
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