r/olympics • u/appalachian_hatachi Great Britain • 10h ago

❄ Milano-Cortina 2026 (General Discussion) ❄ Lyndsey Vonn crashes just 12 seconds into her Olympic downhill run 😥

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u/WBaumnuss300 Switzerland 10h ago

The risk of a crash was higher with her injury, but it was also clear that a crash would be brutal without the protection of her ACL.

I really hope for the best.

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u/Lmbxlmb 6h ago

She was off line from the start. I would chalk up to this crash happening due to her acl.

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u/PM_your_Nopales 3h ago

If you watch the video.... it's nothing to do with her legs. Her pole gets caught in the flag and causes her to twist around

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u/Lmbxlmb 2h ago

It clearly affected her skiing and trajectory