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tinrobot

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18. Shoulda... woulda... coulda...

Reply to malaise (Reply #17)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:30 AM

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You might want to ask her if she has regrets. I would wager she doesn't. It was her choice.

And her knee wasn't the direct cause of the crash. Her arm clipped the gate. That could have happened to any of the skiers.

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What do you think about Lindsey Vonn's plans to ski tomorrow? [View all] DURHAM D Saturday OP

Her body, her choice. n/t flvegan Saturday #1

I understand, but I would murielm99 Yesterday #10

Me too, but I trust a professional athlete to know flvegan Yesterday #13

I don't believe she'll be 100%, but I can understand why she wants to compete Brother Buzz Saturday #2

I send good wishes that she will not have another accident that permanently disables her. n/t Jacson6 Saturday #3

Amen DURHAM D Saturday #4

I hope she does well and gets a metal. Srkdqltr Saturday #5

Medal. Celerity Yesterday #9

Thank you. Srkdqltr Yesterday #14

I'll be Greg_In_SF Saturday #6

She knows her body better than anyone else. Who are we to have an opinion? tinrobot Saturday #7

Apparently that was not so malaise Yesterday #17

Shoulda... woulda... coulda... tinrobot Yesterday #18

It's her body and it was her malaise Yesterday #19

Hopefully she does well Melon Saturday #8

I think shes anazing and I wish well and hope she remains safe. CentralMass Yesterday #11

The brace she'll be using may prevent her from hyperextending her knee and losing her leg, but... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #12

It's a shame that it didn't work out for her. PCIntern Yesterday #15

It wasn't even her knee that caused it. Her arm clipped the gate. tinrobot Yesterday #16

Awful.... PCIntern Yesterday #21

Yesterday, I though it was ill-considered. MineralMan Yesterday #20

She took third place in the training run yesterday tinrobot Yesterday #22

Yes. But, people have been really nasty about that, I think. MineralMan Yesterday #23

I'm with you on that tinrobot Yesterday #24