Lindsey Vonn withdrew from the World Cup Super-G race in Switzerland on Saturday, one day after injuring her left knee in a downhill crash at the same venue.
The 41-year-old American alpine star’s status for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics remains uncertain after she had to be airlifted from the course on Friday.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to race today … wishing all my teammates a great race,” Vonn wrote Saturday in a post on Instagram, along with a video of her crash. “Thank you for all of the love and support I have received. Means the world to me. Doing my best right now …”
The opening ceremony for the Winter Games is next Friday, with the downhill event — Vonn’s strongest discipline — scheduled for Feb. 8.
“This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics,” Vonn posted Friday on Instagram, “but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback. My Olympic dream is not over.”
Vonn also is slated to compete for the U.S. Ski Team in the team combined (Feb. 10) and Super-G events (Feb. 12).
Vonn earned gold (downhill) and bronze (Super-G) medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
Vonn retired after the 2019 world championships due to injuries. She subsequently received a partial replacement of her right knee and launched a comeback late in 2024.
She has won the downhill twice this winter and leads the World Cup standings in the discipline and was considered a favorite to win the gold medal in the event in Italy.
–Field Level Media
