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Lindsey Vonn badly injured in fall on Olympic course

Posted by Captain Sensible

on February 8, 2026, 11:26 am

Hope she is not to badly injured microphone caught her screaming after fall. Brave fantastic beautiful sportswoman I hope she somehow recovers from this.

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I mean she's a legend but that was insane to do it with that injury nt - PaulC February 8, 2026, 11:39 am
- Finnish commentator who has won olympic and WC medals (so should know) said it's possible to ski - Makis February 8, 2026, 1:38 pm
  - Graham Bell said the same, as long as there isn’t too much swelling - Ste Daley* February 8, 2026, 1:48 pm
    - There are some advantages to having a swollen Bell...nt. - Rainhill Runaway February 8, 2026, 8:35 pm
- surely the Olympic organization should have stepped in and said no? (nt) - dpl February 8, 2026, 1:02 pm
  - She completed several training runs with no problem, organisers cannot and should not be meddling - Ste Daley* February 8, 2026, 1:24 pm
    - what about concussion though - there clearly are protocols in place for that - dpl February 8, 2026, 1:26 pm
      - Indeed, but expand that to other injury types and it becomes a shit show - Ste Daley* February 8, 2026, 1:34 pm
- You’d think this is the last sport you could do on a ruptured acl. Mind blowing nt - JP February 8, 2026, 11:47 am
Was racing with a torn ACL in one leg and a rebuilt knee in the other - horrible crash - Ste Daley* February 8, 2026, 11:33 am
- Surprised they kept broadcasting her screams of agony. It was brutal nt - Andy W February 8, 2026, 3:44 pm
Happened to see it. Looked bad, at least her foot was badly caught. - Makis February 8, 2026, 11:32 am

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