Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured left leg, ski icon Lindsey Vonn defended her decision to compete at Games.

Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women's downhill competition at the Winter Olympics nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.

The American skiing legend was forced out of the downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, shattering her bid for a medal after choosing to race despite a fully ruptured ACL.