Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course.
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30, 2026. CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games. Vonn — the third skier to crash in the World Cup race in Crans-Montana — lost control when landing a jump and ended up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course. She got up after receiving medical attention for about 5 minutes, seemingly in pain and using her poles to steady herself. Vonn then skied slowly to the finish line, stopping a couple of times on the way down and clutching her left knee. The race, which was held in difficult conditions with low visibility, was canceled after Vonn's crash. It wasn't immediately clear how the crash would impact Vonn's Olympic preparations. The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her. Before she entered the tent, Vonn had an anxious expression on her face and her eyes were closed during a long embrace with teammate Jacqueline Wiles, who was leading the race when it was canceled. "I know she hurt her knee, I talked to her," the International Ski and Snowboard Federation CEO Urs Lehmann told reporters in the finish area. "I don't know if it's really heavy and she won't miss the Olympics. Let's wait for what the doctors are saying." Vonn made a stunning comeback last season at age 40 after nearly six years away from ski racing. Skiing with a partial titanium implant in her right knee, she has been the circuit's leading downhiller this season with two victories and three other podium finishes in the five races. Including super-G, Vonn had completed eight World Cup races this season and finished on the podium in seven of them. Her worst finish was fourth.Vonn's first Olympic race is the women's downhill on Feb. 8. She was also planning on competing in the super-G and the new team combined event at the Games. Women's skiing at the Olympics will be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where Vonn holds the record of 12 World Cup wins. Vonn was also planning on racing a super-G in Crans-Montana on Saturday in what would have been her final race before the Games.Vonn was the sixth racer in Friday's downhill and had registered the fastest time at the first checkpoint before landing a jump off-balance. She lifted her left arm and pole high into the air in an attempt to regain her balance. As she tried to brake, she got spun around and ended up in the nets.Ortlieb crashed on top in the same area as Vonn and Monsen hit the nets just before the finish area and had to be taken away in a sled. The race was delayed after both of those crashes. But then two racers — Wiles and Corinne Suter, the Olympic champion, completed their runs.Romane Miradoli of France, who did complete her run as the second to start, said visibility was an issue, with snow falling.Asked if it was dangerous, Miradoli added, "We just couldn't see well." Vonn has had numerous crashes in her career. One of her worst was at the 2013 world championships in Schladming, Austria, during a super-G that was also held in difficult conditions. Vonn then had to be airlifted off the course and tore apart her right knee. She returned the following season, got hurt again and missed the 2014 Sochi Olympics.The race started Friday in a subdued mood in Crans-Montana which is coping with the trauma of a devastating fire in bar in the early hours of New Year's Day that killed 40 people and injured more than 100. A minute's silence was observed before racing.The finish area stripped of color and the usual sponsor adverts. Instead, it was dressed with white and black banners featuring a ribbon with the words "Our thoughts are with you" written in French, German, Italian and English.SAN ANTONIO - A Bexar County judge has been indicted on a felony charge and a misdemeanor charge tied to an alleged incident involving a peace officer or judgeLIVE: Local bars host Cowboy Breakfast events with music, food, and drink deals SAN ANTONIO — Cowboy Breakfast is a long-standing San Antonio tradition that kicks off the start of Rodeo season with a free community breakfast on the rodeo grJUDSON, Texas - IDEA Judson has been placed under lockdown Thursday morning for what school officials says its a report of a "prohibited item" on campus.SchoolSAPD: "Really appreciaite the concern for everone in the building, students, staff. Students and stff are safe. Student came forward overhearing another student
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