Lindsey Vonn Breaks Arm While Training In Colorado
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4) - Skiing gold medalist Lindsey Vonn broke her arm on Thursday while training in Colorado and has undergone surgery.
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Lindsey Vonn wrote on Facebook that she fractured her humerus bone. The Facebook post included a photo of the X-ray of her broken bone.
"I had successful surgery last night in Vail and everyone took great care of me," she wrote in a post published on Friday afternoon.
Vonn said she is frustrated by the injury, which is one of many she has suffered during her record-breaking skiing career. She says she will "return to the slopes as soon as possible."
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