Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn suffered a bad crash in the women’s downhill race on Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Cortina where she was flown away by a helicopter, dashing her highly anticipated hopes of a comeback and possibly ending her storied career.
The 41-year-old U.S. ski legend lost control after cutting the line of the opening traverse too tight. She was seen spinning around in the air and subsequently heard screaming after the crash. Vonn was immediately surrounded by medical personnel before being strapped to a gurney and flown away by helicopter.
Vonn had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee just nine days ago during her final World Cup downhill race Friday in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
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