Article 73EX8 Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ over crash as fellow skiers defend her decision to race

Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ over crash as fellow skiers defend her decision to race

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Tom Lutz
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Lindsey Vonn says she suffered a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries to fix properly" when her Olympic hopes ended in a heavy crash.

The American crashed out early in her run during the women's downhill competition on Sunday. Her cries of pain could be heard clearly on the television broadcast and spectators and her fellow athletes were visibly shaken as she was airlifted to hospital.

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