Lindsey Vonn suffered a devastating crash in the women’s downhill skiing final at the Winter Olympics on Sunday morning.
Vonn, 41, ruptured her ACL in a crash at a World Cup race in Switzerland last week but was determined to compete at the Olympics nevertheless.
Just 13 seconds into her final run in Cortina, northern Italy, Vonn crashed on the piste, having clipped a slalom flag while mid-air. The Team USA athlete needed to be airlifted off. The severity of her injuries are not known.
Vonn was considered a medal hopeful despite her ruptured ACL and completed two impressive training runs earlier this week.
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