The athletes make it look easy. But rest assured, it is an intense ride down the mountain.
Video footage captured by a drone shows what it’s like to go down the course that Alpine skiers will look to tame during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
Every turn shows how challenging the downhill course in Bormio is.
The real question: Will Lindsey Vonn be one among those trying to make their way down as fast as they can?
The 41-year-old American is optimistic that she will be able to compete in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday despite a ruptured ACL in her left knee.
“I’m pretty confident that she can still pull off this dream,” Chris Knight, Vonn’s head coach, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “I’ve got no doubts in my mind that this is going to be OK.”
Vonn’s team of two physical therapists — Lindsay Winninger and Andi Mitterfellner — and fitness trainer Peter Meliessnig have been working overtime with her. Over the weekend, Vonn needed to use a crutch to get around. Just days later, she’s performing box jumps, working out in a pool while wearing a weighted vest and skiing at high speed.
Vonn said on Tuesday that surgery “hasn’t been discussed.”
“It’s not really on my radar screen right now. The Olympics are the only thing that I’m thinking about,” she said. “Every day my knee’s gotten better. And every day we’re discussing with a full medical team, doctors, physios, everyone, to make sure we’re doing everything to make sure I am making smart and safe decisions.”
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