"Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee before being airlifted to hospital throwing into doubt the 41-year-old's spectacular skiing comeback. Vonn who was expected to be one of the stars of the Olympics but now faces uncertainty over her status lost control on Friday when landing a jump in a World Cup race held in difficult conditions with low visibility and ended up tangled in the safety nets"
"Vonn eventually got up after receiving medical attention and walked away gingerly, taking weight off her left knee and using her poles to steady herself. She then clicked her skis back on but stopped to check her left knee. The American eventually made it to the finish area and limped into a tent for medical attention. She was then airlifted away by helicopter dangling from a rope across the Swiss Alps."
Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final World Cup downhill at Crans-Montana and was left limping while keeping weight off her left knee before being airlifted to hospital, putting her Olympic participation in doubt. She lost control while landing a jump in low-visibility, difficult conditions and became tangled in safety nets. The race was cancelled after three of the first six racers crashed. Vonn received on-course medical attention, gingerly walked to the finish area, checked her left knee, and was then taken by helicopter, dangling from a rope across the Swiss Alps. The crash occurred a week before the Milan Cortina opening ceremony.
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