Lindsey Vonn Going for Olympic Downhill Gold at 41 With Torn ACL in Her ‘Most Dramatic’ Comeback

Lindsey Vonn Going for Olympic Downhill Gold at 41 With Torn ACL in Her ‘Most Dramatic’ Comeback
United States' Lindsey Vonn in action during alpine ski women's downhill training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 7, 2026. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy—Seeing if Lindsey Vonn can contend for a medal in the Olympic downhill at age 41 with a titanium replacement in her right knee to cap her comeback after nearly six years of retirement was already going to be one of the highlights of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Add in that she will now be competing in Sunday’s race with a completely ruptured ACL, bone bruising and meniscal damage in her left knee?