Lindsey Vonn's pursuit of a second Olympic downhill gold medal is over. The 41-year-old American, skiing with a badly injured left knee, crashed early in Sunday's race in Italy.

Despite a fall that damaged her ACL, Lindsey Vonn made it to the Olympic start line—but a second crash meant she would not finish.

Lindsey Vonn horrifically crashed in the 2026 Winter Olympic final on Sunday, Feb. 8, just one week after she tore her ACL in a World Cup race.

The 41-year-old American came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics and crashed seconds into her downhill race on Sunday.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continued with an action-packed Sunday that included a crash by Lindsey Vonn. Ilia Malinin later helped secure team gold.

TIME watched with Vonn's family as she crashed while attempting to win an Olympic medal with a torn ACL.

Lindsey Vonn is breaking her silence following her terrifying crash during the women's downhill final at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The 41-year-old Olympic gold medalist shared a picture

U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn had to be calmed down by first responders after she suffered a complex tibia fracture in a major crash that ended her Winter Olympics on Sunday, according to Dr. Thomas Spallinger,

American Chloe Kim washed out on her final run, falling short of a historic third consecutive snowboard gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.