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American skier Lindsey Vonn suffers broken leg, airlifted after horrific Winter Olympic downhill crash

American skier Lindsey Vonn suffers broken leg, airlifted after horrific Winter Olympic downhill crash

Published by Webster

U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn had surgery 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. Vonn was being treated in the Ca’ Foncello Hospital in the northern city of Treviso after being flown there by helicopter after the high-speed crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo. “In the afternoon, she underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilise the fracture sustained in her left leg,” the hospital said in a statement. A source told Reuters that she was being monitored in the intensive care unit where she could have more privacy, and stressed there was no threat to her life. Vonn, 41, was flown to Treviso after ‍she was ⁠strapped into a medical stretcher and winched off the sunlit Olimpia delle Tofane piste in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Vonn, whose battle to reach the start line despite the serious injury to her left knee dominated the opening days of the Milano Cortina Olympics, saw her unlikely quest halted in …

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

Published by Parlour News

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. HT Image 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? “This would be the best comeback I’ve done so far,” Vonn said. “Definitely the most dramatic.” So dramatic that it has motivated plenty of people to question whether it’s something out of science fiction or attention hunting. Which is just the type of motivation that Vonn thrives on. Take Vonn’s response on social media to an opinion columnist. “My life does not revolve around ski racing. I am a woman that loves to ski. I don’t have an identity issue, I know exactly who I am. I was retired for 6 years and I have an …

TV’s quality went downhill after shift towards daily soaps: Supriya Pathak

TV’s quality went downhill after shift towards daily soaps: Supriya Pathak

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New Delhi, Her quirky portrayal of the naive, dim-witted Hansa Parekh in “Khichdi” made her a 2000s TV icon, although actor Supriya Pathak now has little interest in television, saying the medium declined once it shifted toward daily-soap formats. TV’s quality went downhill after shift towards daily soaps: Supriya Pathak Describing her long stint on television from “Idhar Udhar” and “Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka” to “Baa Bahoo Aur Baby” and “Chhanchhan” as its “golden period” and something that she is proud of, Pathak lamented that the medium today, driven by daily soaps, prioritises quantity over quality. “Once television shifted to daily soaps, its quality really suffered. It became more about how much you could finish in a day rather than what kind of work you were doing. If you managed 15 minutes of footage, they’d say, ‘Great, it’s been a good day,’ though no one cared about how good those 15 minutes actually were. That’s when, for me, television started going downhill. “Even today, I still get role offers, yet I don’t feel like …

BougeRV’s electric wagon is the uphill king and downhill menace

BougeRV’s electric wagon is the uphill king and downhill menace

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Not to brag, but I’m somewhat of an expert in folding wagons. Huge flex, I know. But I’ve never tested one with a motor like BougeRV’s new Electric Foldable Wagon. I have a little surf shack that sits almost exactly 1km (0.6 miles) from the parking lot, where I regularly carry supplies and sports gear back and forth. I’ve used lots of folding carts, with prices starting around $40 for something that will only last a few months, $250 for something from a reputable brand, and closer to $800 for top-of-the-line merch. Nothing I’ve tried can make hauling 200kg (about 440 pounds) over steep inclines as effortless as the new BougeRV electric wagon. Yeah, it’s $399.99, and not without its quirks, but boy is it worth it if you regularly carry large heavy loads over hills. $400 The Good Flattens steep hills Huge carrying capacity Folds for easy transport Good range The Bad Terrible display Electronic brake and throttle useless on downhills Expensive Company offers vague assurance against rain BougeRV — the company behind that …