Lindsey Vonn Sits Out Final Race After Crans-Montana Crash
Vonn was airlifted Jan. 30 after crashing in Crans-Montana and will undergo further exams ahead of the Feb. 6 Milano Cortina opening ceremony.
USA TODAYLindsey Vonn misses super-G day after crash, says she's 'doing my best'
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Associated PressLindsey Vonn sits out final race before Olympics but remains on track for Games after crash
Al JazeeraVonn says Winter Olympics comeback dream ‘not over’ despite injury in crash
Overview
Lindsey Vonn sat out the World Cup super-G on Jan. 31 after crashing and injuring her left knee in a downhill at Crans-Montana on Jan. 30, according to race organizers and her personal head coach, Chris Knight.
The crash occurred one week before the Milano Cortina Olympics open on Feb. 6, placing her scheduled women's downhill on Feb. 8 in jeopardy, U.S. Ski Team officials said.
Vonn was airlifted from the course after hitting safety nets and taken to a hospital for scans, and she wrote on Instagram that she is "discussing the situation with my doctors and team" and that "My Olympic dream is not over."
The World Cup downhill was halted after multiple crashes amid heavy snow and low visibility, and World Cup timing data showed Vonn led at the first checkpoint, organizers said.
Team doctors will decide in coming days whether Vonn will compete in the women's downhill on Feb. 8, officials said, and accounts vary on the severity of her left-knee injury pending exam results.
Analysis
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FAQ
Vonn lost control after landing a jump in deteriorating visibility and heavy snow, sliding into the safety netting.[1]
Vonn injured her left knee in the crash; she was limping and cautious on it, but the severity is undetermined pending further medical exams.
Her participation in the women's downhill on Feb. 8 is in jeopardy; team doctors will decide in coming days after exams, but she stated her Olympic dream is not over.
The race was halted after multiple crashes, including Vonn's, due to heavy snow, low visibility, and unsafe course conditions.
The 41-year-old, 2010 Olympic downhill champion, returned after nearly six years away and a partial knee replacement, winning a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz in December.[1]
