Lindsey Vonn Suffers Partial ACL Tear In Right Knee

[big_dog]

Source: USA Today

With 78 days until the start of the Sochi Olympics, Lindsey Vonn's next race is against the clock. After suffering a partial tear to the ACL in her surgically repaired right knee will she be healthy enough to compete in her fourth Olympics?

The injury came during training on Tuesday, nine months after tearing the ACL and MCL in her right knee and fracturing her tibia in a brutal crash in Austria.

The most successful female ski racer in American history will rest for a few days and then will pursue aggressive physical therapy, her publicist Lewis Kay said in a statement. How she responds to treatment will determine the next time she is able to compete again.

Of course, no one knows if Vonn can come back just yet, but if her own history is any guide, the best rehab is about five months off the slope. Time Vonn doesn't have. Her other course of action: Continue racing with the risk of completely tearing her ACL again.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/11/20/lindsey-vonn-injury-training-partial-acl-tear-knee/3653337/

[Blue_Tires]

1. I'd think the injuries plus the wear-and-tear

Tiger puts on her frame each night means her competitive days are finished...

[ReRe]

2. Not unless...

... she wants to kill that leg off for the rest of her life. It's so hard for sportsmen/women to face the fact that their body is not an army tank and just can't take the abuse anymore. Does anyone know if she had her leg wrapped or at least some support when she fell?

[JEFF9K]

3. Hooking-up with Tiger Woods has hurt her marketability.