Lindsey Vonn Injury Update: Olympian Recalls Screaming In Pain As Paparazzi Swarmed Her Medical Helicopter

Lindsey Vonn gives her most harrowing account yet of the Olympic crash that nearly cost her a leg, detailing agonising pain, emergency surgery and doubts over her racing future.

Winter Olympics showcase golden oldies, fourth-place pain and sliding-doors details

Bravery on display has been inspirational, but behind the glamour and the glory it’s the humanity that captivates us
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Lindsey Vonn Reveals Her Leg Was Almost Amputated After Tragic Ski Crash During the Olympics: 'Pain Was Out of Control'

Lindsey Vonn nearly became an amputee after her shocking crash during the 2026 Winter Olympics. In a Monday, February 23, Instagram video, the ski racer, 41, gave an update on her health and detailed the specific injuries she endured. “After two weeks, I ...
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Watching sports stars play through pain: Risks, rewards, and what our reporters thought

As Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal for the United States’ ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics, his mouth bloodied yet smiling, the American showed athletes’ ability to persist through pain and injury. “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth ...