VIDEO SHOWS: TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MILAN, ITALY (FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. NEWS CONFERENCE BEGINS 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) USOPC CHIEF EXECUTIVE SARAH HIRSHLAND SAYING: "I'll refer to Lindsey's most recent Instagram post. And if you've not seen it, look it up. The picture is extraordinary. And her comments are reflective of what only Lindsey Vonn can do. She's an extraordinary human being. We are incredibly lucky and incredibly grateful to call her a teammate." 3. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UTAH 2034 PRESIDENT FRASER BULLOCK SAYING: "And 13 seconds into her run ever when she crashed, everybody in the crowd just went, oh, it was so hard to see that. But Lindsey's fearless and she taught us how to come back from adversity and put everything into it. Lindsey only knows one speed, and that's all out. And that's what she was doing that day, which is without an ACL. Just amazing. I did text her. I haven't heard back yet, but she's an important part of our family here in Utah. She was part of our bid team. She's on our board. She's on our executive committee. She presented with with us on our bid. She inspired the Athlete Family Initiative. She is part of our family in Utah. And we wish her the very best in recovery." 5. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SALT LAKE CITY MAYOR ERIN MENDENHALL SAYING: "She is the epitome of courage and Olympianism. I think part of what's so beautiful about the games and all of us could tell a story about watching an Olympics or Paralympics when we were kids and looking at someone who maybe wasn't that much older than us and was doing something extraordinary. Well Lindsay's been that. But now 40 somethings like us, particularly to me as a woman to my 10-year-old daughter Lindsey, is doing it, has done it all over again. And even to be at the top of that run was a tremendous accomplishment. So she is family to this committee and we love her. And I admire her as a human being." 7. NEWS CONFERENCE ENDS STORY: TO FOLLOW (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
