Source: Fox News
Summary
Lindsey Vonn suffered a hard crash during her run at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, causing her to writhing in pain and requiring a medical helicopter to airlift her off the mountain. Her sister, Karin Kildow, described the incident as “definitely the last thing we wanted to see” and expressed hope that Vonn is okay. Vonn was dealing with a ruptured ACL before the Olympics and had planned to give it her all despite the injury.
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The game followed a familiar script.
Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic legend, crashes hard in her run, writhing in pain, and requires a medical helicopter to airlift her off the mountain.
Her sister, Karin Kildow, describes the scene as “scary” and “not a good sign” when medical professionals come out with stretchers.
Vonn, dealing with a ruptured ACL, gives it her all, but sometimes things happen in a dangerous sport.
The result wasn’t surprising by the end, given Vonn’s injury and the crash’s severity.
Original observation: “When you start to see the stretchers being put out, it’s not a good sign.”
