Crash Puts Lindsey Vonn's Olympic Comeback in Jeopardy!
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Here's everything to know about alpine skiing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, including events, competition rules and venues.
Lindsey Vonn said her Olympic dream was not over despite a downhill crash landing her in hospital on Friday, a week before the start of the Milano Cortina Games, and her painful past lends hope to that assertion.
The Milan Cortina Winter Games will feature Alpine ski racing on iconic courses steeped in history, a change after three straight Olympics were held on new tracks.
Northern Italy hosts the best skiers across the globe annually for World Cup and world championships races. For 2026, it will welcome the world for the Olympic Games. For the first time, skiing will have seven disciplines in the Olympics program with the addition of ski mountaineering.
The Hahnenkamm downhill is the most prestigious annual Alpine skiing race.
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen won the last Alpine skiing World Cup race before the Milano Cortina Olympics with his second downhill victory of the season on home snow in Crans-Montana on Sunday.
The iconic Streif course in Kitzbühel served as a final proving ground ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. And it delivered what the fans always expect: speed and heart-stopping drama.
U.S. Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn was taken to hospital for checks after she crashed out of the last women's World Cup downhill before the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday, with the gold medal favourite in obvious discomfort after she got back on her skis.