Following her medical departure, Lindsey's coach Lund Svindal shared an update on the athlete's condition.
"She has some pain, so it's better to have some checks," he told Reuters. "The physio did some checks. They seemed OK, but there were things he was not 100 percent sure so it was good to have it checked."
As for whether the injury will prevent Lindsey from competing at the Winter Olympics, that remains to be seen. Currently, she is scheduled to compete in the women's downhill on Feb. 8, as well as the Super-G and Team Combined events.
The skier—who became the first American woman to win gold in downhill at the 2010 Olympics—was expected to dazzle at the Winter Games after returning to the sport following a five-year hiatus.
She announced her retirement in 2019 since skiing had taken a major toll on her body. But everything changed when she had gotten her knee replaced. As she told The New York Times in November 2024, "I had a smile so wide it was coming through the back of my helmet."
For Lindsey, picking up her alpine ski poles wasn't about proving anything to anyone.
"I'm not chasing anything," she emphasized. "With what I've done in my career, I'm thankful I can be in this position. I don't have any pressure. It's just me and the mountain like it was in the beginning."
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