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OMG....poor Lindsey Vonn

IOC reaffirms decision on Lindsey Vonn after skier has surgery following crash while competing with torn ACL at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn has undergone two surgeries on a broken leg in an Italian hospital after her audacious bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured knee ligament ended in a horrific crash after 13 seconds on Sunday.

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Broken leg

Lindsey Vonn injury update: Broken leg, crash details, Olympics video

Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.

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[Highway Man]

Broken leg

Lindsey Vonn injury update: Broken leg, crash details, Olympics video

Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.

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OMG. She must have been in some pain poor Sod. I thought it looked bad with the helicopter but assumed only way to get anyone off the course.

 

[morqthana]

The need to be able to use 2 skis is over-rated.

 

[Highway Man]

The need to be able to use 2 skis is over-rated.

That is actually quite impressive, he obviously has great balance like I have, He would make a good snowboarder, I wonder if they do interchange between the two disciplins.

 

[Highway Man]

Talking to a joiner at work today about snowboarding and he reckons there is nothing special about a pair of skis ad he could knock a pair up out of a length of 2" X 4". He said its just the stigma why people buy them, might get him to make me some as timber is cheap enough.

 

[charliegolf]

OMG....poor Lindsey Vonn

IOC reaffirms decision on Lindsey Vonn after skier has surgery following crash while competing with torn ACL at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn has undergone two surgeries on a broken leg in an Italian hospital after her audacious bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured knee ligament ended in a horrific crash after 13 seconds on Sunday.

www.skysports.com

I was saddened by the fall, but... should she really have raced?

After that, I was hooked on the heli rescue techniques employed. I have been a winchman in another life, and we would NEVER lift a patient that way, hundreds of feet in the air. I believe I know why... the helicopters employed use clamshell doors at the rear to loads patients, but the accident site was too steep to land the limits are quite tight, so they used the winch and stretcher. That meant she and the winchman were effectively underslung loads on the wire.

We would hover above as they did, use the helicopter to lift the stretcher- the winches we used would snatch/jerk the patient; then stay low (15/20') till the stretcher was in the door. Then transition away.

Yesterday gave me the heebies...

Those crews are the dog's danglies mind, gotta say.

 

[pete01]

I was saddened by the fall, but... should she really have raced?

After that, I was hooked on the heli rescue techniques employed. I have been a winchman in another life, and we would NEVER lift a patient that way, hundreds of feet in the air. I believe I know why... the helicopters employed use clamshell doors at the rear to loads patients, but the accident site was too steep to land the limits are quite tight, so they used the winch and stretcher. That meant she and the winchman were effectively underslung loads on the wire.

We would hover above as they did, use the helicopter to lift the stretcher- the winches we used would snatch/jerk the patient; then stay low (15/20') till the stretcher was in the door. Then transition away.

Yesterday gave me the heebies...

Those crews are the dog's danglies mind, gotta say.

As everyone knows I am a helicopter expert, I would have landed on the slope, gamboled out grabbed the girl over my shoulder and flew off.....

 

[pete01]

Talking to a joiner at work today about snowboarding and he reckons there is nothing special about a pair of skis ad he could knock a pair up out of a length of 2" X 4". He said its just the stigma why people buy them, might get him to make me some as timber is cheap enough.

Exactly, I used to surf on an ironing board all the time.

 

[Highway Man]

Exactly, I used to surf on an ironing board all the time.

 

[Highway Man]

As everyone knows I am a helicopter expert, I would have landed on the slope, gamboled out grabbed the girl over my shoulder and flew off.....

and leave your helicopter on the slope after you have flown off?

 

[pete01]

and leave your helicopter on the slope after you have flown off?

Exactly

 

[pete01]

OMG, we are rubbish at winter sports.

 

[Highway Man]

OMG, we are rubbish at winter sports.

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thats because we have the leftys in charge of us. If Nigel was in power then we would have every gold medal available..

 

[pete01]

thats because we have the leftys in charge of us. If Nigel was in power then we would have every gold medal available..

When it was snowing a few weeks back they should have got some practice in

 

[Highway Man]

When it was snowing a few weeks back they should have got some practice in

Yes I wonder why they didn't? Unless they was at work.