Team USA rising star, medal hopeful will miss Winter Olympics with torn ACLNancy Armour, USA TODAYFri, November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM UTCCOPPER MOUNTAIN, Colorado – The U.S. women's ski team will be without one of its top medal contenders at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Rising star Lauren Macuga will miss the rest of the season, including the Olympics, after blowing out her right knee during training Friday morning at the World Cup here. Macuga was supposed to ski the giant slalom Saturday.
"It’s me, I’m what’s broken 😞 RIP acl, see you all next year 🫡" Macuga said in a post on Instagram.
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