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Source: Fox News
Summary
U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left leg after crashing during the alpine skiing women’s downhill event at the Winter Olympics. Vonn powered through a ruptured ACL to attempt to medal, but lost control and crashed in the first sector. She was taken to a hospital in Treviso, Italy, where she is being treated by a multidisciplinary team and is in stable condition.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Vonn’s crash was a slow-motion nightmare, the kind that makes you wince and wonder how she didn’t get hurt worse.
She’s a warrior, but even warriors get taken down by the mountain.
This isn’t the first time Vonn’s pushed through pain to compete, and it won’t be the last.
But for now, she’s on the sidelines, her Olympic dreams momentarily on hold.
Original Observation: This is what happens when you’re a force of nature on the slopes.
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Author: Evan Null
