Lindsey Vonn, above during a news conference on Tuesday for the U.S. ski team in Cortina, Italy, was named to the Olympic team seven years after she retired from the sport. A partial knee replacement in her right leg wasn’t enough to stop Lindsey Vonn from pursuing her Olympic comeback. Vonn revealed Tuesday she suffered a completely ruptured ACL in a crash last week but remains focused on racing in the Milan-Cortina Olympics. “I think if anyone can do it, it’s Lindsey,” U.S. teammate Bella Wright said of competing with a torn ACL. While a torn ACL typically sends athletes straight to the operating room, Vonn said surgery was not a discussion.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2026 21:48 UTC