MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Lindsey Vonn, after the terrible fall of yesterday during the free descent to the Games of Milan-Cortina, and after the rumors circulated on his physical conditions, broke the silence and wrote on his Instagram profile. “Today my Olympic dream was not finished as I had dreamed. It was not a book ending of fairy tales, nor a fairy tale: it was simply life. I dared to dream and worked hard to do it. Because in alpine skiing, in the free descent, the difference between a strategic line and a catastrophic injury can be only a few centimetres. And for a few centimeters my right arm hooked into the door, turning me and causing my fall. My front cruciate ligament and previous injuries had absolutely nothing to do with the accident. Unfortunately, I reported a complex fracture of tibia that is stable at the moment, but which will require several surgical interventions to be properly settled.” “Even if yesterday did not end as I hoped, and despite the intense physical pain I felt, I did not regret – assures the 41-year-old American – Being yesterday at the starting gate was an incredible feeling that I will never forget. Knowing to be there with a real chance of winning was by itself a victory. I also knew competing is a risk. It has always been, and will always be, an incredibly dangerous sport. And, just like skiing, even in life we take risks. Sogiamo. We love. We’re going. And sometimes we fall. Sometimes you break your heart. Sometimes we don’t realize the dreams we know we can achieve. But this is also the beauty of life: we can try. I tried. I dreamt. I jumped. I hope that if there is something you can take with you from my path, it is the courage to really dare. Life is too short not to risk itself. Because the only real failure in life is not to try. I believe in you, as you have believed in me,” the American concluded.
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Vonn “Despite physical pain I have no regrets”
