From Fox News: American ski star Lindsey Vonn was airlifted from a World Cup race in Switzerland on Friday after a terrifying crash during her final run, putting her Olympic comeback in jeopardy just one week before the Milan Cortina Games are scheduled to begin.
Vonn, who made a stunning comeback to the sport last season after nearly six years away from ski racing, appeared to lose control while attempting to land a jump in her final run in the World Cup race in Crans-Montana.
The 40-year-old Olympic gold medalist, a favorite in this month’s Games, grabbed at her left knee and grimaced in pain. She limped into a medical tent for evaluation before being airlifted off the course in a harness.
“I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee. I am discussing the situation with my doctors and team and will continue to undergo further exams,” Vonn announced on Instagram. “This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback.
“My Olympic dream is not over. Thank you for all of the love and support. I will give more information when I have it.”
“Lindsey Vonn fell in the Crans Montana downhill and is being evaluated,” the U.S. Ski Team said.
International Ski and Snowboard Federation CEO Urs Lehmann told reporters Vonn had injured her knee, but the extent of the injury is unknown.
There is no news about what it could mean for her participation in the Olympics.
“I don’t know if it’s really heavy and (if) she won’t miss the Olympics. Let’s wait for what the doctors are saying,” Lehmann said.
Vonn’s coach, Aksel Lund Svindal, told Reuters, “She has some pain so it’s better to have some checks, the physio did some checks they seemed OK but there were things he was not 100% sure so it was good to have it checked (at the hospital).”
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