When Olympic dreams hit the ice: Photos of falls, flips and hard landings

14 Feb 2026 • 6:29 PM MYT
The Independent
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Ilia Malinin fell in the men's free skate program, ending his medal hopes. Lindsey Vonn crashed and broke her left leg during a women’s downhill race while Liu Jiayu was injured in a crash in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe qualifications. This photo gallery highlights some of the most dramatic falls at the Milan Winter Olympics.

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