Author: Pat Graham
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Lindsey Vonn says she has complex tibia fracture requiring multiple surgeries after Olympic crash
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn sustained a “complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly” after her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill, the skier said in a social media post late Monday. Vonn posted on Instagram about her left leg injuries following her fall in…
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Lindsey Vonn’s choice to race Olympic downhill on injured knee questioned after crash
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The fallout from Lindsey Vonn’s devastating crash in the Olympic downhill included a key question: Given her severely injured left knee, should she have even been allowed on a course that is dangerous even to perfectly healthy skiers? The resounding answer on social media was no. The answer from the…
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Breezy Johnson’s winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn’s crash
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — For Breezy Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday: It was full of jarring bumps that nearly knocked her off course, but not off target. There was the knee injury here in Cortina during a training crash that…
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Mikaela Shiffrin narrows focus toward tech races ahead of Milan-Cortina Olympics after challenges in Beijing
Mikaela Shiffrin has already ruled out competing in the downhill at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Another event may be on the way out, too. The two-time Olympic champion remains on the fence about competing in the super-G, only because of a lack of training time. She may focus on slalom and giant slalom for the Feb.…