Vonn completes Cortina training run after ACL scare (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Another step in the right direction for Lindsey Vonn, a first completed downhill training run in Cortina, despite the best efforts of the weather to thwart her return to action exactly a week after that crash in Switzerland that saw her rupture her ACL. It wasn't perfect, but she made it down at the venue that has brought her more success than any other female alpine skier and even if those of us watching on were holding our breath and wincing with every landing, she gave very little away afterwards. She's invested so much on this comeback against the odds and her return from retirement and that knee replacement surgery. It seems there's no chance. She's giving up on that chance of Olympics number five, 16 years after claiming downhill gold. As she put it on social media, I know how lucky I am. I'm not going to waste this chance. Her coach Axel Lundsvindel described it afterwards as smart skiing ahead of Sunday's big race.
- Vonn successfully completed a downhill training run in Cortina one week after an ACL-rupturing crash.
- The run wasn’t flawless, but she managed the course safely at a venue where she has historically excelled.
- Observers remain anxious about her landings, but Vonn downplayed concerns publicly.
- Her comeback follows retirement and knee replacement surgery, underscoring the long odds she is embracing.
- Her coach described her approach as smart skiing ahead of Sunday’s main race and her broader Olympic ambitions.