Skier Lindsey Vonn responded to criticism over her controversial political statements she made last week.
Vonn received serious backlash for a CNN interview, saying that she wouldn’t represent Trump during the 2018 Olympics.
Two days later, over the weekend, the skier suffered a back injury at a World Cup event in Switzerland, taking her out of the race.
On Tuesday, she attempted to clarify her stance on Trump and the Olympics.
After her CNN interview, she noted in the post that it “opened up my eyes as to how divided we are right now.”
“All of this is much bigger than skiing and the Olympics. I am going to take the next two months to focus on what I can do and right now that is competing for my country. In doing that, I will be hoping that we Americans can still be that ‘shining city on a hill,'” she continued. “We need to find a way to put aside our differences and find common ground in communicating. Is it wrong to hope for a better world?”
In that Instagram post, Vonn received more backlash.
“You complain about how divided the nation is but you go and add to the division in this country by publicly turning your back on the POTUS,” one person wrote.
“What did you expect after your interview? Praise? Ironic you should mouth off and not even make it to the Olympics,” said another.
“I wish you no ill will, Lindsey. Truth is though, I lost interest in you as a competitor when you decided to forget the many of us who will be cheering the U.S. on and don’t appreciate your disrespect for our president,” wrote one person in a tweet.
Alan Kildow told The Associated Press that Vonn is “OK” after the injury.