Lindsey Vonn: Olympic downhill champion injured in crash Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was injured in a training crash at Copper Mountain ahead of her return to racing following major knee surgery. Vonn, 29, was taken off the slope on a sled and driven to nearby Vail, Colorado, for medical examinations. Lindsey Vonn factfile 2000: Makes World Cup debut aged 16 in Park City, Utah 2002: Competes at Winter Olympics in Utah aged 17 in downhill and combined 2004: Claims first World Cup race win at Lake Louise in Canada 2008: Wins first World Cup title to become only the second American woman to lift the trophy 2009: Wins World Championships in Val-dIsere, France, and becomes first American to win womens world Super-G title 2010: Wins downhill gold at Winter Olympics She is being evaluated to determine if there are any injuries, as is standard procedure, US Ski Team spokesman Tom Kelly told BBC Sport. Well have a report once we know more. The American was not admitted to hospital but went home to Vail to be evaluated by the doctor who performed her recent knee surgery. Vonn started training in September after being out for seven months with ruptured ligaments following a crash at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming, Austria. Re-injuring her right knee might be the end of her bid to defend her Olympic crown in February at Sochi. Vonns friend and team-mate Julia Mancuso tweeted: Lets all send Lindsey Vonn our positivity and hope for the best. The four-time overall World Cup champion had hoped to compete next week at Beaver Creek in a World Cup event. Vonn is dating 14-time major golf champion Tiger Woods.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:20:55 +0000
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