Shiffrin became a celebrity at 18 years old after becoming the youngest-ever skier to win Olympic slalom gold. Since then, she has faced grief, PTSD and freak injury — yet she is ready to bounce back.

After suffering a head injury in the lead-up to the Winter Olympics, a figure skating world champion has been cleared to compete.

Chloe Kim’s 2026 Olympics journey begins Feb. 11, as she takes on the halfpipe—but her road to the mountain wasn’t easy, after dislocating her shoulder one month before the Games.

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Olympic ski star Lindsey Vonn said Monday that she suffered a severe broken left leg after crashing on Sunday during the women’s downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 41-year-old American shared the news on social media and said the injury will need more than one surgery.

The American cross-country skiing star, who is retiring after this season, says she can continue racing in the Olympics.

In the aftermath of Lindsey Vonn's crash, it's natural to wonder whether she took on too much risk. It's a question many Olympic athletes have to ask themselves.

Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended on Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.