CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn 's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.
United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Spectators react after United States' Lindsey Vonn crashed during an alpine ski women's downhill race Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
A rescue helicopter arrives after United States' Lindsey Vonn crashed during an alpine ski women's downhill race Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Performers take part in the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Dancers performs during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Artists perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Singer Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Volunteers perform during the opening ceremony at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Artists wearing Italian colors perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Artists perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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The Olympic rings are formed during a performance at the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Entertainers perform under the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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The Olympic rings begin to form during a performance at the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Artists perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Benjamin Karl, bottom center, carries Anna Gasser, flag bearer of Austria, as they walk with athletes during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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An artist performs as the Olympic rings come together during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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The Olympic rings are illuminated during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Japan athletes take part in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Nika Prevc and Domen Prevc, the flag bearers of Slovenia, take part in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Team United States enters the stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Athletes from the United States walk during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Team USA takes a group photo during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Poland athletes walk during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Italian actor Matilda De Angelis performs during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
