U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee
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Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran’s Alpine women’s skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American.
“She’s my superhero,” Mitra Kalhor told The Associated Press in the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on Thursday.
Kalhor’s comment underscored the Olympics as a place of camaraderie, where bitterness between governments like the U.S. and Iran is often of little relevance. That conviviality is likewise shown by athletes trading national team pins, a popular and beloved Olympic tradition.
“I would love to get a pin from Lindsey Vonn,” Kalhor said, noting she met the three-time Olympic medalist previously at the world championships.
Kalhor said Sunday that her heart broke when Vonn crashed, and called her “super strong.”
