Lindsey Vonn's decision to compete in Alpine skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, despite a torn ACL, is risky but not unexpected, experts in orthopedics and sports medicine said.
“It's not unusual for any elite athlete. People will push through with something that us normal folks wouldn't push through because the stakes are a little higher,” said Dr. Catherine Logan, an orthopedic surgeon with the Joint Preservation Center in Denver, Colorado, who has worked with U.S. ski, snowboard and lacrosse teams.
