Lindsey Vonn is hitting again.
Throughout a race final month, the 41-year-old skier tore the ACL in her kneehowever she nonetheless plans on competing on the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Forward of her occasion on Sunday (February 8), a sports activities medication physician from Missouri took to X to query Lindsey‘s damage.
Preserve studying to seek out out extra…“What she is doing now wouldn’t be practically as stunning in an elite athlete whose knee was already functioning just like the ACL was torn at baseline,” Brian Sutterer wrote. “While you hear tales about ‘so and so performed for years on a torn ACL’, that’s continual, that means the physique has time to adapt and retrain muscle tissues to assist the knee.”
He continued, “Additionally, somebody who had a previous tear/surgical procedure might not be as swollen and painful with a repeat damage. Backside line, I don’t suppose this was a bread and butter, contemporary ACL tear like everyone seems to be pondering.”
Lindsey caught wind of the physician doubting her damage and determined to clap again.
“lol thanks doc. My ACL was totally functioning till final Friday,” she wrote. “Simply because it appears unimaginable to you doesn’t imply it’s not doable. And sure, my ACL is 100% ruptured. Not 80% or 50%. It’s 100% gone.”
Sooches responded to Lindsey‘s feedback by doubling down.
“Any prior ACL accidents in that knee? In that case, the knee can completely study to compensate in a really practical manner,” he wrote. “I’m not making an attempt to reduce your accomplishment, it’s insanely spectacular. As a sports activities medication physician who takes care of excessive degree athletes and each day people, there’s some nuance in how shortly individuals can operate after an ACL tear and that’s what im interested by as we talk tales like this to the general public. Better of luck, I actually am rooting for you.”
IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi chimed into the dialog and supported Lindsey.
“Everybody looking for the reason why you’re doing what they mentioned couldn’t be accomplished,” Alexander wrote, to which Lindsey responded, “Details.”
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