Lindsey Vonn is skiing on a completely torn ACL. Could she still win Olympic gold?
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Vonn is skiing cautiously at the Olympics a week after tearing her ACL.
Lindsey Vonn, one of the most decorated skiers in Olympic history, skied cautiously during an official women’s downhill training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Friday. The U.S. skier's time currently puts the 41-year-old in ninth place, outside the top ranks.
Her performance is remarkable considering that just one week ago she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, an injury that would typically sideline most athletes.
Most people probably couldn’t get away with skiing with an injured ACL, Dr. Alexis Colvin, a sports medicine surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital who has worked at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, told ABC News.
“She’s built differently than the rest of us,” Colvin said.
The ACL is a ligament that sits in the knee, connecting the thigh bone to the shin bone. Colvin described it as "a seatbelt in the knee" that provides stability but doesn’t have an essential role for every type of movement.
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Vonn is skiing cautiously at the Olympics a week after tearing her ACL.