Skiing: Crans Montana, Lindsey Vonn falls one week before the start of the Games

Turin, 30 January (LaPresse) – Lindsey Vonn fell during her last downhill race before the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Vonn lost control when landing from a jump in a World Cup race in Crans Montana and ended up tangled in the safety nets. She eventually got up, after receiving medical attention, and walked away cautiously. She then put her skis back on, but stopped to check her left knee. The 41-year-old Vonn has been the leading downhill skier on the circuit this season, having returned last season after a partial titanium replacement of her right knee. The accident occurred exactly one week before the Milan-Cortina opening ceremony. Vonn’s first Olympic event is the women’s downhill on 8 February.