Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old Team USA star, suffered a "complex tibia fracture" during the Olympic downhill race at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday, according to an Instagram post. The injury occurred during the race, and Vonn was airlifted by helicopter from the course. The Milan Cortina Olympics are underway, and American figure skater Ilia Malinin is the heavy favorite to win the gold medal for the United States.
The crash occurred on the same day that Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, celebrated her party's landslide victory in the lower house elections. Takaichi is expected to pursue a conservative agenda. Meanwhile, in other news, a new study has recalculated the measurements of Jupiter, finding that the planet is smaller and flatter than previously thought. The average radius is now estimated to be 69,886 kilometers, according to Nature News.
The incident involving Vonn occurred during the Women's Downhill race. According to NPR News, Vonn's statement was her first public comment since the crash. The details of the injury were revealed in her Instagram post.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy are underway, and figure skating events have already begun. Ilia Malinin, the American "quad god," is the gold medal favorite, according to Vox. He is on track to make Olympic history.
In other news, NPR's "Fresh Air" program featured an interview about the violent 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho. The interview explored the apocalyptic religious views that fueled the standoff between federal agents and the family of Randy Weaver.
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