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Lindsey Vonn still in 'survival mode' after Olympic crash and unsure whether to retire

BBC Sport·https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/·about 1 month ago
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The 2010 Olympic downhill champion said she has "one more surgery left to take out the metal and to replace my [anterior cruciate ligament] ACL" and then a lengthy period of recuperation. "Once I get my ACL fixed, then that's another six months, so I have at least a year and a half ahead of me before I could really be back to 100%, even just training in the gym," she added. Vonn was racing at the Olympics in Cortina nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee when she struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run. She was airlifted off the piste and diagnosed with a complex tibia fracture in her left leg. "I'm still in survival mode. I just want to get through this phase and be able to assess where I am in my life," said Vonn, who won her two world titles in 2009.…

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