Lindsey Vonn is sitting out a World Cup super-G race Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier but remains on track for the Milan Cortina Olympics, her coach told The Associated Press.
“No she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual,” Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal head coach, said in a text message to The AP.
Vonn then posted on Instagram, “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to race today," adding, “Thank you for all of the love and support I have received. Means the world to me.
“Doing my best right now….,” Vonn concluded with praying hands and fingers-crossed emojis.
Vonn crashed in a downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday and ended up in the safety nets. After skiing down to the bottom of the course, she was airlifted away for medical attention.
It still wasn’t clear what her injury was.
“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 wrote on Instagram on Friday.
Vonn, a 41-year-old American, is expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Winter Games, which open next Friday. Her first race comes two days later in the women’s downhill.
Saturday's super-G was slated to be her final race before the Games.
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