BLACKSBURG, Va. – For many athletes, ACL-related injuries can put them out of a sport for long periods of time. Olympian Lindsey Vonn isn’t letting that happen – but how?
Vonn crashed while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Jan. 30 and ruptured her ACL. Robin Queen, a Virginia Tech professor of biomedical engineering, explained why exactly the ACL is so important, even in a sport like skiing.
“The ACL is particularly important for stabilization when someone is pivoting or twisting and when they are landing from a jump or out of the air.”…