Lindsey Vonn hit the slopes for a final training run ahead of Sunday's Olympic race event after rupturing her left ACL when she crashed in a World Cup race in the Swiss Alps a week ago.
The 41-year-old Alpine ski great injured her knee when she crashed in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, but has vowed to race Sunday's downhill regardless.
On Friday, Vonn confirmed the severity of her injury.
In a social media response to a doctor's post questioning her ability to compete, Vonn said: "lol thanks doc. My ACL was fully functioning until last Friday. Just because it seems impossible to you doesn't mean it's not possible. And yes, my ACL is 100% ruptured. Not 80% or 50%. It's 100% gone."
Saturday's run was the second official downhill training to take place ahead of Vonn's first competitive Olympic event, the women's downhill, which is scheduled for Sunday.
There were supposed to be three training events, but the first, which had been scheduled for Thursday, was canceled due to the weather. Vonn successfully participated in a training event on Friday, which was also subject to weather delays.
The 41-year-old completed Saturday's run without any apparent issues.
"All good," Vonn told The Associated Press.
Lindsey Vonn reacts during an official training for the women's downhill event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2026.
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Fellow Olympic U.S. alpine skiers told CBS News on Thursday that they believed their teammate would be able to persevere despite her injury.
"If anyone can come back from this, if anyone could do it, it's Lindsey," Team USA skier Isabella Wright said during a U.S. athlete training ahead of the opening of the Games.
"If it's your last Games, and you know, already probably have a lot of knee damage, then there's not that much to lose," Vonn's teammate Breezy Johnson told CBS News.
Vonn calls out ageism
After completing training, Vonn took to social media to react to what she called a "very odd opinion piece" published by USA Today on Saturday.
Greg Graber, who USA Today said is a mental performance coach for elite athletes, said that in his experience, it's not uncommon for elite athletes to base their self-worth on their athletic performance, adding: "It is interesting to ponder why some of our most revered athletic superstars sometimes compete way past their primes."
"I am no doctor, but it would seem that she is risking long-term physical repercussions by refusing to hang up her skis at this point. Vonn is smart, beautiful and has a long life ahead of her once she retires from the slopes," he wrote about Vonn.
On X, replying to a post by Graber that shared the op-ed, Vonn said the "ageism stuff is getting old."
"The pain and suffering is the point? I'm searching for meaning? What am I taking risk 'at my age?' This ageism stuff is getting old," Vonn wrote. "My life does not revolve around ski racing."
She added, "I am a woman that loves to ski. I don't have an identity issue, I know exactly who I am."
Vonn said she doesn't need to ski but loves the sport and "came all this way for one final Olympics."
"And I'm going to go and do my best, ACL or no. It's as simple as that," she wrote. "And respectfully, if you don't know the story, it might be best not to make assumptions."
Lucia I Suarez Sang contributed to this report.
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