‘Because I push the limits I crash’ | Will Lindsey Vonn be able to compete at the Olympics? Team USA star shares update

WASHINGTON — Lindsey Vonn’s attempt at an Olympic comeback is still on. The Team USA star confirmed Tuesday that she will still compete at the Winter Games, despite suffering an injury last Friday. 

Vonn, 41, crashed and suffered the injury in her final downhill race before the Games.

“I’m confident that I can compete on Sunday,” Vonn announced in a press conference Tuesday from Cortina, Italy. 

“Because I push the limits I crash. I’ve been injured more times than I can count. But those are the cards I’ve been dealt,” Vonn said. 

Vonn said her goal is to race the downhill, but she will take things day by day. She will evaluate after the downhill if she can compete in additional races.

After getting a partial joint replacement in her right knee, Vonn returned to racing last season and now she’s heading back to Cortina aiming to add some new entries to her career record there — if her left knee allows it.

Vonn was the third skier to crash in Friday’s World Cup race in Crans-Montana when she lost control while landing a jump and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course.

She got up after receiving medical attention for about five minutes, seemingly in pain and using her poles to steady herself. Vonn then skied slowly to the finish line, stopping a couple of times on the way down and clutching her left knee.

“I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee. I am discussing the situation with my doctors and team and will continue to undergo further exams,” Vonn wrote in her Instagram post. “Thank you for all of the love and support. I will give more information when I have it.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.