Lindsey Vonn has knees of steel—or at least, titanium
Tanya Lewis
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Editor’s Note (2/9/26): Lindsey Vonn crashed just seconds into the women’s downhill final yesterday and was airlifted off the mountain. She had surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left leg, according to news reports.
Lindsey Vonn is a physiological marvel. The 41-year-old Olympic gold medalist skier has, quite literally, risen to the top of her...