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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Winter Olympic crash
February 23, 2026 11:01 pm
The 41-year-old Vonn said the trauma from the crash led to compartment syndrome in the leg.
Blade horror in Milan: Polish skater Kamila Sellier stretchered off after gruesome Winter Olympics collision
February 21, 2026 11:32 am
Sellier eventually gave a thumbs-up to the crowd as she was taken away, leaving a trail of blood in the final corner of the track that workers had to clean up during the break.
'I’m bionic for real now': Lindsey Vonn shares gnarly X-ray of 'shattered' leg after 6-hour Olympic surgery
February 21, 2026 12:41 am
Vonn was attempting to win a medal at the Milan Cortina Games at age 41 with a torn ACL in her left knee and a partial titanium replacement in her right knee.
Ukraine skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic disqualification
February 17, 2026 11:25 pm
Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov — the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk soccer club and the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol — gave the money to Heraskevych from his charity foundation.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from Winter Olympics over helmet tribute to war victims
February 12, 2026 5:34 pm
The decision came after IOC president Kirsty Coventry spent about 10 minutes trying to convince Heraskevych to not use the helmet. Coventry later spoke with reporters after the meeting, tears rolling down her face at times as she said that the decision was made “with regret.”
Winter Olympics: Sturla Holm Laegreid pauses interview after bronze medal to admit to cheating on his partner
February 11, 2026 1:58 pm
Later at a press conference, Laegreid explained why he decided to tell the world about his personal situation on the TV broadcast.
‘I have no regrets’: Lindsey Vonn defiant after Olympic crash leaves her with complex leg fracture
February 10, 2026 2:45 pm
Lindsey Vonn crashed just 13 seconds into Sunday’s race after striking a gate while already racing with ruptured ligaments in her left knee.
Winter Olympics: Lindsey Vonn says she will race with ruptured ACL in left knee
February 04, 2026 8:02 pm
“I’ve been in this position before. I know how to handle it,” Vonn said. “I feel a lot better now than I did in 2019 . . . And I still got a medal there with no LCL and three tibial plateau fractures."
2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Live Streaming: Date, Time, Venues, Key Events and Where to Watch Live
February 04, 2026 6:41 pm
Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony Date, Time, Venues, Live Streaming: The Opening Ceremony will be spread across four venues for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Olympic flame, meanwhile, will burn in two locations.
Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime subfreezing temperatures
January 12, 2026 5:44 pm
According to reports from Italy, temperatures on the night when the death happened plunged to minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit.)
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