US ski star Lindsey Vonn stuns in Olympic training run one week after ACL tear

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Olympic gold medalist and American ski star Lindsey Vonn continued to defy the odds on Friday when she completed her first training session in the women’s alpine skiing downhill just a week after she completely tore her ACL in a World Cup race. 

Vonn, wearing the No. 10 bib and a brace on her left knee, successfully completed her run on a day when fog delayed skiers waiting for their turn at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 

Lindsey Vonn concentrates ahead of an alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

The 41-year-old champion skier, who holds a record of 12 World Cup wins in Cortina, including six in the downhill, looked aggressive in her first training session. She narrowly cleared one of the gates, but after crossing the finish line, she celebrated with Team USA teammate Breezy Johnson. 

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"Nothing makes me happier! No one would have believed I would be here," Vonn wrote in an Instagram post Friday before her run. "But I made it!! I’m here, I’m smiling and no matter what, I know how lucky I am. I’m not going to waste this chance. Let’s go get it!!"

Her official training run was completed in 1:40.33. Through 15 competitors, Vonn finished her run in ninth place, less than a second off the lead skier. 

Vonn sustained numerous injuries after crashing during a World Cup race in Switzerland on Saturday. 

Lindsey Vonn, right, and Breezy Johnson stand in the finish area during an alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics