Lindsey Vonn, the American ski athlete, said she had "no regrets" after suffering a complex tibia fracture in a crash during the Winter Olympics downhill race on Sunday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, according to multiple news sources. The 41-year-old, who had already ruptured her ACL just last month, will require multiple surgeries to repair the injury, as reported by Sky News.
Vonn's accident occurred while competing in the women's downhill final when she clipped a slalom gate midair, as detailed by Sky News. She was treated at a hospital in Italy. In a social media post from the hospital, Vonn stated, "While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets," according to Al Jazeera.
In other news, US Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday to promote a new trade corridor, TRIPP, following a historic peace deal between the two sides, as reported by Euronews. Vance's visit to Armenia marked the first time a sitting US vice president or president had visited the country. He held discussions with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan before traveling to Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, on Tuesday, with Washington seeking to advance the trade corridor to reshape the South Caucasus.
Meanwhile, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from US lawmakers on Monday in connection with new Epstein investigations, while her attorney asked US President Trump for clemency, according to Euronews. Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, stated that she would testify if pardoned.
Finally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. has set a June deadline for Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, even as Washington and Russia discuss economic deals that could affect Ukraine, according to NPR Politics.
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