Lindsey Vonn's Final Message Before Airlift

February 9, 2026 | Edition #409

It’s day 3 at the Winter Olympics, but Lindsey Vonn’s painful crash from yesterday is still a talking point. Now, her final message right before she was airlifted from the course has surfaced. Elsewhere, athletes have reported that their Olympic medals are breaking.

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TODAY’S POLL

As you read above, some figure skating fans have raised questions about Team USA’s performance in the Olympic team final, claiming that Japan’s routines were cleaner while Ilia Malin touched his hands down on the ice. So tell us,

Do You Think Ilia Malinin Should Have Recieved a Heavier Score Deduction For Touching His Hands on The Ice?

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Team USA suffered a major mishap on Day 2 of the Winter Olympics! At the start of the four-man Bobsled race, three of driver Kris Horn’s teammates, stumbled one after the other while trying to board the sled.

Unable to recover in time, they missed the sled entirely, forcing Horn to go on with race alone. At the Olympic stage, mistakes like this are the last thing any team wants! Watch the video below to witness the fall.

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