‘The ride was worth the fall’: Lindsey Vonn returning to US for further surgeries after downhill crash

American fractured tibia in downhill last week Vonn reiterates she has no regrets over crash Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to America after she fractured her tibia in the Olympic downhill last week, according to the CEO of the US Ski and Snowboard Association. Sophie Goldschmidt says her team’s medical staff has been coordinating Vonn’s recovery and hopes to accompany her back home to the United States. Vonn has had multiple surgeries in Italy to repair the complex tibia fracture in her left leg. Continue reading...

By Guardian sport and agencies