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U.S. snowboarding nice Lindsey Vonn has had two operations in Italy after a critical leg fracture, a supply mentioned, to stabilize her after a horrific crash 13 seconds into one of the hotly anticipated races on the Winter Olympics.

Vonn, 41, was flown by helicopter to the Ca’ Foncello Hospital within the metropolis of Treviso from Cortina d’Ampezzo after her audacious bid to win downhill gold with a ruptured knee ligament led to agony on Sunday.

She was operated on by a joint staff of native orthopedic and plastic surgeons, the supply near the matter mentioned on Monday, explaining that the procedures have been meant to forestall problems linked to swelling and blood circulate.

Vonn’s private physician was current however solely assisted whereas Italian surgeons led the procedures, the supply added.

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America Olympic and Paralympic Committee didn’t reply to a request for remark in regards to the therapy for Vonn, one of the adorned ski racers in historical past.

The hospital had mentioned on Sunday that she underwent an operation to stabilize her left leg however didn’t point out a second process. She suffered the ACL damage to her left knee in late January.

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The hospital had initially mentioned it will present an additional replace on her situation at 1100 GMT on Monday however this plan was scrapped and additional data was anticipated to come back from the U.S. delegation.

A small group of reporters waited exterior the hospital in Treviso, which is a brief drive from Venice, but it surely was in any other case a daily day there with no well-wishers turning up.

The case has highlighted a debate in elite sport over who decides when an injured athlete is match to compete and what message these choices ship.

Worldwide Ski Federation President Johan Eliasch mentioned the competitor needed to make up their very own thoughts.

“I firmly imagine that this must be determined by the person … And in her case, she definitely is aware of her accidents lots higher than anyone else,” he informed reporters on Monday.

“And what’s additionally vital for individuals to grasp that the accident that she had yesterday, she was extremely unfortunate. It was a one in a thousand. She received too near the gate, and she or he received caught when she was within the air within the gate and began rotating.”

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Sebastien Amiez, a former French skier and Olympic silver medallist, mentioned Vonn solely took half within the race in Crans-Montana on January 30 the place she ruptured her ACL as a result of she had been doing so nicely within the World Cup.

“Her authentic purpose was to peak on the Olympic Video games. However she received early races, led the World Cup, and as a champion she needed all the things. Yesterday, sadly, her luck ran out — that’s the way it goes,” he mentioned.

The U.S. ski staff had inspected a number of amenities earlier than deciding on Treviso, some 125 km (80 miles) from Cortina, favoring it over a better hospital in Belluno as a result of Treviso additionally has a neurosurgery division, the supply mentioned.

Vonn has been inundated with messages of assist from the sporting world and past.

“You’re a nice inspiration and an instance of perseverance,” mentioned tennis nice Rafa Nadal. “Keep sturdy and get nicely quickly!”