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Lindsey Vonn tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a crash on Friday in a World Cup race in Switzerland, the American Alpine skiing star said Tuesday, but will still try to compete at the Olympics.

“I completely ruptured my ACL,” Vonn said at a news conference in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where the women’s Alpine events begin Sunday with the downhill race in which she was tracking to be the favorite. “I also have bone bruising, which is a common injury when you tear your ACL, plus some meniscal damage. We’re not sure if that was pre-existing or from the crash.”

Vonn fell around a sharp turn early in a race in Crans-Montana last Friday, the last World Cup downhill event before the Olympics. She sat against the orange netting on the side of the course for a few minutes, then gingerly made her way down the rest of the course, favoring her left knee — not the one that was partially replaced in 2024, sparking her return to the sport. She was eventually airlifted away from the finish area.

She said she’s skied in recent days, has felt stable but hasn’t tried a full-speed run.

“I’m leaning on everyone on my team,” Vonn said. “… Everyone is working as hard as they can to get me to a place where I feel confident.”