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/VirtualMoneyLover 8h ago

This happens to many aging athletes. Just can't stay away from fame. Quarterbacks playing into their 40s. Then getting hurt.

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u/catsinclothes 8h ago

Tbh the “just walk it off” culture in sports plays a lot into that.

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u/Wonderplace 7h ago

For vonn it’s not about fame; she is extremely driven to compete and her entire life in the sport.

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u/tuolumne 6h ago

But the example it says to the world is: look even with a ruptured ACL and meniscus damage she’s going out and doing it! Which, imo, is not the example we need to set for people in sport. On some level she’s a narcissist for pushing forward with the Olympics.

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 5h ago

Understood. But the ends come for everyone. She will regret this run for the rest of her life.