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Talitha

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45. She realized it.

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:40 PM

19 hrs ago

And that's what makes this tragedy even sadder. Yes, she knew. Yes, she realized the danger. Call it ego, call it sheer stubbornness to give it one more try. She knew, and although she may now regret her choice, I'm guessing she doesn't regret following through on her drive to give it one last go.

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Lindsey Vonn crash: American skiing icon airlifted away after terrifying fall in Olympics women's downhill [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

Again................ Lovie777 Yesterday #1

Second time this month? I saw something like this the other day. Probatim 16 hrs ago #48

She tried aeromanKC 23 hrs ago #2

Healing vibes going her way. mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago #3

Healing vibes on the way to her SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #4

I hope she's okay Roy Rolling 22 hrs ago #10

I can't believe she tried it either, but as someone else said, she won't always wonder SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #12

She completed the training run in 3rd place Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #15

I've torn an ACL while skiing. But, I'm no Lindsey Vonn. tinrobot 22 hrs ago #17

Football players generally take 6 months to rehab and return to action after ACL surgery. TheRickles 21 hrs ago #21

Never had one but I have heard the pain is unreal. Thanks for the post twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #23

I hope she is ok. bamagal62 23 hrs ago #5

🙏🏼 Clouds Passing 23 hrs ago #6

While I believed she should have let an alternate take her place, after she didn't step aside, I was pulling for her to 24601 23 hrs ago #7

I wished she had declined her spot and allowed another person to go. She could have gone and not competed and no one dem4decades 21 hrs ago #26

This is the end, beautiful friend Jilly_in_VA 23 hrs ago #8

I think "the end" might have been a few weeks ago FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #29

She realized it. Talitha 19 hrs ago #45

There's a line between stubbornness and stupidity, or as Aristotle noted, between courage and foolhardiness Prairie Gates 23 hrs ago #9

Here's a recent video that gives some of her background blue-wave 22 hrs ago #11

in her press appearance last week, she had doubts but rationalized it bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #13

9:20 a.m. EST: the women's Alpine skiing is coming on just now. mahatmakanejeeves 22 hrs ago #14

I was up early snowybirdie 22 hrs ago #16

"brutal" cries of pain??? JFC, cbs cannot even write properly. niyad 22 hrs ago #18

For some reason I was up and saw it live on my TV machine Botany 22 hrs ago #19

From what I just read, it sounds brutal. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #31

From somebody who has skied she really did a crash and burn. Botany 20 hrs ago #36

Yes. I did some downhill as a kid - I wasn't very good. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #39

Gonna go Cross Country now. Botany 20 hrs ago #40

Enjoy! yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #42

Considering all the medical crap I have been through it is nice. Botany 19 hrs ago #43

Damn! Sorry to see this. mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #20

Ego can be bad VicNEO 21 hrs ago #22

She has real estate that needs revenue to pay the taxes FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #25

Having a functioning A.C.L. might be helpful in skiing. Botany 21 hrs ago #28

She'll become a celebrity commentator, also a skiing coach/instructor FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #32

She will be fine. Botany 20 hrs ago #37

it ain't just politicians who refuse to give it up Skittles 10 hrs ago #49

She had to take the run with a torn acl FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #24

Bullshit Auggie 21 hrs ago #27

Would you? FredGarvin 21 hrs ago #33

How much property does she have ? JI7 21 hrs ago #30

Olympic level athletes have to go all out to get that far dlk 21 hrs ago #34

Courage is the key word here Shermann 20 hrs ago #35

Did she re-injure the ACL in this crash? AverageOldGuy 20 hrs ago #38

I wish her all the best. riversedge 20 hrs ago #41

I was so sorry to see this LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #44

Heartbreaking FemDemERA 18 hrs ago #46

How to watch Lindsey Vonn ski with torn ACL in 2026 Winter Olympics medal events mahatmakanejeeves 17 hrs ago #47