Lindsey Vonn going for Olympic downhill gold at 41 with torn ACL in her ‘most dramatic’ comeback
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 …
