Lindsey Vonn Defies ACL Rupture to Compete at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn will compete in the downhill at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics despite a complete rupture of her anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Switzerland.The forty-one-year-old athlete from USA dismissed criticism from medical experts like Brian Sutterer and Greg Graber as ageism after placing third in her final training run.Lindsey Vonn is supported by coach Aksel Lund Svindal and teammate Breezy Johnson as she prepares for the medal event on Sunday.