Teammates defend Lindsey Vonn after Olympics crash

Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women's downhill after leaving the start house, fracturing the fibula in her left leg. The incident came nine days after she suffered a ruptured ACL, a sequence of injuries that ended her medal hopes and left her 2026 Winter Olympics status uncertain.

Fellow athletes urged others not to second-guess her decision to compete. Kyle Negomir said, "Lindsey's a grown woman and the best speed skier to ever do this sport," arguing that if she chose to take the risk she should be allowed to. Federica Brignone added, "It's her choice.

If it's your body, then you decide what to do, whether to race or not. It's not up to others. Only you." Teammates maintained that the crash on Sunday was unrelated to Vonn's earlier knee injury. Keely Cashman said, "People that don't know ski racing don't really understand what happened yesterday.

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