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Sports Illustrated
Stephen Douglas

Lindsey Vonn’s First Olympics Downhill Training Run With Torn ACL Was a Success

Lindsey Vonn passed her first test of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday morning when she completed her first downhill training run just a week after tearing her ACL.

Whatever happens at the Milan Cortina Games, the fact that Vonn even made the trip after tearing her ACL is inspiring. If the 41-year old had shut it down after she was airlifted off the mountain in Switzerland last Friday, everyone would have understood. Instead she got back in the gym, told the press exactly what was going on and headed to Italy. No ambiguity. No hesitation. She came out of retirement and she’s going to ski until she can’t anymore.

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