Lindsey Vonn: American skier has ‘no regrets’ after sustaining tibia fracture in Winter Olympics crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she has “no regrets” after a crash in the women’s downhill race at the Winter Olympics resulted in a “complex shin fracture” that will require multiple surgeries.
The 41-year-old was racing with a ligament tear in his left knee when he crashed into the goal with 13 seconds remaining in Sunday’s race in Cortina.
Vonn, whose balance was thrown off, began screaming in pain after falling and was treated on the slope for a long time before being airlifted to hospital in Treviso.
The 2010 Olympic downhill champion, who competed in her fifth and final Games, later had surgery on her left leg.
“Yesterday, my Olympic dream did not end the way I imagined,” he said in an Instagram post on Monday.
“This wasn’t a storybook ending or a fairy tale, it was just life. I dared to dream and worked hard to achieve it.
“Even though yesterday did not end the way I had hoped and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets.
“Standing at the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget. Standing there and knowing that I had a chance to win was a victory in itself.”
