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Lindsey Vonn remains unsure of future after Olympic crash: ‘I’m still in survival mode’

the Guardian·Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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Lindsey Vonn says she is still recovering physically and emotionally from her crash at the Winter Olympics and does not know when, or if, she will race again. The 41-year-old has undergone eight surgeries after suffering a complex left leg fracture – one that nearly led to a leg amputation – in the women’s downhill in February. She needs at least one more operation to repair a torn ACL in the same knee. “I just don’t want to jump to any conclusions or even speculate on what I might do,” Vonn said. “I may retire. I may never race again and that would be completely fine, but I’m not in a position emotionally to make that decision at this point.” Vonn crashed just 13 seconds into February’s Olympic downhill race, ending a season in which she led the World Cup downhill standings and hadn’t finished worse than fourth in any race. She has returned from an assortment of injuries before – she has a titanium implant in her right knee – but she says this one was different.…

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