Lindsey Vonn announced she tore her ACL but still intends to compete at the Olympics. How can she ski with that injury?

Is it really safe for the alpine ski champ to go for the gold?

"The dirty secret is that it happens in skiing," said Breezy Johnson, a teammate of Vonn's on racing without an ACL.

After an ACL injury, acutely, in the first few weeks to a month, the knee is swollen and sensitive. With further usage, there’s a high likelihood of other injuries, such as bone bruises or meniscus ...

Tearing an ACL from a skiing accident can require surgery to rebuild the ligament and fully heal. Shari L. Gross TNS Q. I am an active 30-year-old woman who was skiing last week out West and fell. I ...