Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic Crash and Recovery Spotlight Gaps in Athlete Safety and Medical Response

American skiing icon Lindsey Vonn recently underwent a third surgery on her broken left leg following a devastating crash just seconds into her downhill run at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. While she describes the operation as “successful,” this incident forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about the safety measures—and their glaring shortcomings—in high-risk Olympic sports.How Safe Are Our Athletes on the World Stage?Vonn’s injury is not an isolated event; it follows multiple crashes and surgeries in her storied career. At age 41, with a history of knee replacement surgery months before these Games, her determination to compete underscores a...