As of: February 2, 2024, 10:51 p.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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Ski star Lindsey Vonn reflects on the numerous injuries in her long career and sends an emotional message.
New York – Lindsey Vonn is one of the most successful ski racers of this century.
Her biggest victories were gold in the downhill at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and the two world championship titles at the 2009 World Championships in Val-d'Isère.
Now she published pictures of her injuries on her Instagram account and sent an emotional message.
Ski legend Vonn encourages people
Some pictures show the 39-year-old sitting motionless in a hospital bed or in a wheelchair - with several pizza boxes in her hand.
Lindsey Vonn also shares the wounds of her numerous injuries, but also the great successes, titles, medals and trophies that she accumulated in her long career.
“I've been hurt and broken, but I've always come out the other side a better person.
No matter how many times I fell, I always got back up.
But I wasn't alone.
I am so grateful to have had the support of friends, family and you, my fans.
Knowing that I had people who supported me helped me in my darkest hours,” the ski legend wrote under the moving images.
Lindsey Vonn shared moving pictures.
© Imago/lindseyvonn/Instagram
“Every day I tried to put one foot in front of the other until it finally got me back to where I wanted to be...which was usually the top of the mountain.
We all go our own ways, but when you are hurting or going through a hard time, believe in yourself and know that you will come out of it a better and stronger person.
You can do it,” Vonn continued.
Emotional pictures of ski star Lindsey Vonn
With her emotional post, she wants to encourage people who have suffered setbacks in their lives and show them that if you believe in yourself, you can always move on.
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In addition to her victories at the 2010 Olympics and the 2009 World Cup, Lindsey Vonn also won 82 World Cup victories and won the overall World Cup four times.
In 2019, the American ended her successful career and put her skis away.
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