{"id":49553,"date":"2026-02-09T22:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49553"},"modified":"2026-02-09T22:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:50:45","slug":"cm2r47pj51zoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/09\/cm2r47pj51zoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn: American skier has &#8216;no regrets&#8217; after sustaining tibia fracture in crash at Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">American skier Lindsey Vonn says she has &#8220;no regrets&#8221; after a crash in the women&#8217;s downhill competition at the Winter Olympics resulted in a &#8220;complex tibia fracture&#8221; which will require multiple surgeries.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 41-year-old&#8217;s arm got stuck in a gate just 13 seconds into her run on Sunday at Olimpia delle Tofane in Cortina, throwing her off balance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She was treated on the slope for a lengthy period before being airlifted off the piste to Ca Foncello hospital in Treviso, where she underwent surgery on a fractured left leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 2010 Olympic downhill champion was already racing with ruptured ligaments in her left knee but was determined to compete in her fifth and final Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would,&#8221; she said in a post on Instagram on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a story book ending or a fairytale, it was just life. I dared to dream and had worked so hard to achieve it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Standing in the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget. Knowing I stood there having a chance to win was a victory in and of itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vonn crashed in Switzerland in the final race before the Olympics nine days before competing in the downhill event in Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a media conference on Wednesday, she confirmed she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) but expressed determination to compete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The two-time world champion says the torn ACL and her previous injuries, including a partial right knee replacement, &#8220;had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vonn&#8217;s decision to race has led to widespread praise for her bravery but also criticism about the dangers and potential risk of permanent damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It always was and always will be an incredibly dangerous sport. And similar to ski racing, we take risks in life,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We dream. We love. We jump. And sometimes we fall. Sometimes our hearts are broken. Sometimes we don&#8217;t achieve the dreams we know we could have. But that is also the beauty of life; we can try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I hope if you take away anything from my journey it&#8217;s that you all have the courage to dare greatly. Life is too short not to take chances on yourself. Because the only failure in life is not trying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I tried. I dreamt. 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