Skiing icon Vonn cried in anguish and pain after her awful fall high up the course days after sustaining an ACL injury.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 3 minsinfoBy News AgenciesPublished On 8 Feb 20268 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLindsey Vonn’s Winter Olympic dream ended in screams of pain after she crashed out of the women’s downhill, failing in her audacious bid to medal in her favoured discipline at the Milan-Cortina Games.The American’s teammate and world champion, Breezy Johnson, won the race to claim gold on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listGermany’s Emma Aicher, just 0.04 seconds slower, took the silver medal, and Italy’s home favourite Sofia Goggia had to settle for bronze, according to provisional results.Johnson’s Olympic title, on Cortina d’Ampezzo’s sunlit Olimpia delle Tofane piste, came exactly a year after she won world championship gold at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.American star Vonn had been trying to claim her fourth Olympic medal despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee about a week ago, but her race ended early in Cortina d’Ampezzo.She cried in anguish and pain after her awful fall high up the course, medical staff surrounding the distraught 41-year-old on the Olimpia delle Tofane piste, where she has enjoyed much success in the past.The 2010 Olympic downhill champion hit the firm snow face – first after just 13 seconds of her descent. She then rolled down the slope with her skis still attached, which could likely cause further serious damage to her knee. Vonn reacts after crashing in the Women’s Downhill [Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images]Vonn’s Olympic dream now lies in tatters after her brave effort to achieve the seemingly impossible, an attempt which ended with her being taken away in a helicopter as fans in the stands saluted her with loud applause. Advertisement One of the world’s most recognisable sports faces and an alpine skiing icon, Vonn has insisted that she could not only compete but win against the world’s best female skiers, some of whom, like Aicher, are nearly half her age.Vonn said ahead of the games that she was planning on also competing in the team combined event on Tuesday and the super-G two days later.But that now looks u …
