Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[clemsonbeav 314]

Here's where the mental toughness of athletes will come into play...can't imagine trying to get back in the game after a pause like that.

[Topicmaster1010 5,838]

Hope the athletes coming up can still put down some good runs together after that. The competition was getting really good before the crash.

[Rafa Maciel 1,672]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Genuinely not sure what I'd hate more, the remains of my knee being absolutely fucked to nothingness or hanging at the end of a rope under a helicopter at that altitude.

The BBC commentator said that the fact she was put in the harness rather than taken on board the helicopter indicates the severity of the injury. 

[Matteo92 129]

32 minutes ago, Josh said:

Goggia?

 

Potentially, yes, but she has been very slow in the gliding sections this year. Also, the turn where Vonn crashed is a big question mark for her, she got it all wrong yesterday.

 

I think the big issue now is whether the course hold made the course slower or not, because the temperature is well above zero in Cortina.

 

[Adriano 666]

Its hard to judge it was sensless to start for her.

[Josh 12,189]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Honestly it wasn't really a joke. I hope it is not the case, but this might have ruined her knee and leg so badly, and kind of permanently.

The wording implied that to me  but I'm glad it wasn't 

[Joshi 127]

Well it's past midnight here in NZ and that was watching a nightmare unfold in your sleep. Poor Vonn. 

[hoversaBR 701]

She certainly knew she would be ready to compete, she felt ready. But an accident happened, who could have imagined? I hope she's recovers as well as can be expected.

[hckošice 16,013]

No one mentioned it, but chapeaux-bas to the mediacl team and the helico pilot to make it so quick. 

 

 

[Josh 12,189]

 Goggia goes into 3rd!