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Olympic skier determined to compete with ruptured ACL

Olympic skier determined to compete with ruptured ACL

One of the headline acts of this month's Winter Olympics insists that her Games is not over despite suffering a serious knee injury last week. American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to earn a spot in the US Olympic team at age 41, has confirmed she ruptured her ACL after crashing out of an event in Switzerland last week. However, Vonn says she still plans to compete in the women's downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics, in what she hopes could yet be a comeback against all odds. Sports reporter Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Checkpoint · RNZ

February 4, 20264m 22s

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One of the headline acts of this month's Winter Olympics insists that her Games is not over despite suffering a serious knee injury last week. American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to earn a spot in the US Olympic team at age 41, has confirmed she ruptured her ACL after crashing out of an event in Switzerland last week. However, Vonn says she still plans to compete in the women's downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics, in what she hopes could yet be a comeback against all odds. Sports reporter Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

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