A Torn ACL Won't Keep Lindsey Vonn From the Olympics. Here's Why
Self Magazine | 04.02.2026 04:29
Lindsey Vonn made it very clear on Tuesday that her Olympics comeback is far from over. The 41-year-old Olympic medalist, who is aiming to become the oldest Alpine skier in Olympic history, sustained a knee injury in a crash during a downhill race in Switzerland last week. Now, she says she’s “completely” torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a key knee ligament that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone—and she plans to compete anyway.
