Vonn to Compete Days After ACL Tear in Stunning Return (Full Transcript)

Lindsey Vonn says she ruptured her ACL last week but feels stable and plans to race Sunday with a brace, adding to her remarkable comeback story.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Last Friday in Cromontana, in the last World Cup, I completely ruptured my ACL. Considering how my knee feels, it feels stable, I feel strong, my knee is not swollen and with the help of a knee brace I am confident that I can compete on Sunday.

[00:00:19] Speaker 2: If Lindsey Vonn's comeback wasn't remarkable enough it is now even more so. What a story, the 41-year-old announcing she will still compete despite tearing her ACL just four days ago.

[00:00:34] Speaker 1: I know what my chances were before the crash and I know my chances aren't the same and as long as there's a chance I will try.

[00:00:43] Speaker 2: Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised, her last 18 months have already been a return against the odds, coming back from her retirement and that knee replacement surgery to become the oldest alpine skiing World Cup race winner in history. But as she put it, making the start gate on Sunday for her fifth Olympic Games, 16 years after winning that gold in Vancouver, will be her best and most dramatic comeback of all.

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Lindsey Vonn says she fully ruptured her ACL in a crash at the last World Cup but feels her knee is stable and plans to compete four days later with a brace. A commentator frames it as another extraordinary chapter in her recent comeback from retirement and knee replacement surgery, noting she became the oldest alpine skiing World Cup winner and is aiming to start on Sunday in what would be her fifth Olympic Games, 16 years after her Vancouver gold.

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Vonn reports a complete ACL rupture from a crash at the last World Cup.
Despite the injury, she feels stable and strong with no swelling and plans to race using a knee brace.
Her decision is portrayed as part of a broader comeback after retirement and knee replacement surgery.
She has recently made history as the oldest alpine skiing World Cup race winner.
Competing Sunday would mark a dramatic return as she aims for a fifth Olympic Games, 16 years after her Vancouver gold.

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Positive: The tone is inspirational and determined, emphasizing resilience and an against-the-odds comeback despite a serious injury.

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