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Lindsey Vonn thanks doctor who ‘saved my leg from being amputated’ after crash

A rescue helicopter airlifts Lindsey Vonn after her crash (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

Lindsey Vonn has revealed that she came close to losing her leg after her crash at the Winter Olympics – and thanked the doctor who saved it.

The skier broke her leg in a fall during the women’s downhill race on February 8 and has subsequently undergone multiple operations.

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