The American champion announced the severity of the injury after the crash in Crans Montana, but she does not want to give up on the Olympics and will participate in the downhill race in Cortina on Sunday
Wonder woman doesn’t stop even in front of a broken cruciate. Lindsay Vonn does not give up on her Olympic dream and on Sunday she will be on the track, even with a broken cruciate on the Olympia delle Tofane. The American who was injured during the Crans Montana downhillthen canceled due to snow conditions and poor visibility, announced the severity of his injury in Cortina: “In 2019 I won a medal at the World Championships without cruciate and with three fractures of the tibial plateau. Today I went back to skiing and I feel stable, I feel strong. The knee is not swollen and with the help of a brace I’m confident I can compete on SundayThere is no sadness in the words of the American champion, indeed only joy: “Being here at 41 makes me happy.” Lindsay explains further: “The surgery? Of course it has been evaluated by doctors, but it cannot be considered now because now there are only the Olympic Games. We stay in touch to make sure we make the best choice.” A courage without limits, but at this point expectations change. Vonn was one of the big favorites because after her return to the track she had kept a very high pace demonstrating excellent athletic condition, now aiming for gold seems impossible. But who would have said after retiring that she would put her skis back on and return to the highest levels? Probably no one.
How does he compete
But can you compete with a broken cruciate? It depends on the muscles around the knee and female athletes participating in the world cup have such a high muscle tone that it can somehow replace the function of the broken cruciate. In downhill riding the knee is highly stressed but the movements are mainly flexion-extension rather than rotation. A footballer, for example, would have no chance of going down on the pitch with a torn cruciate. The problem, however, is the stress because in the downhill the athletes exceed one hundred speeds per hour. The risk factors remain very high, unless the cruciate injury is complete, but obviously only the doctors who treat Vonn know this. Lindsay has already announced his definitive retirement from racing after the Olympics, but he doesn’t want to give up a grand final. Wonder woman stuff.
