"Lindsey Vonn was airlifted from the World Cup downhill course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday after a crash in low-visibility conditions during her final race before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, casting immediate doubt over one of the Games' most anticipated comebacks. The 41-year-old American lost control while landing a jump on the upper course, in a section with flat light and falling snow."
"The Crans-Montana downhill had already exposed the course's limits. Austria's Nina Ortlieb crashed on the track in the same section where Vonn later fell, while Norway's Marte Monsen hit the nets near the finish and was removed from the hill in a sled, causing early delays. French racer Romane Miradoli, who finished, said the poor visibility made it impossible to see, and the bumpy surface was the main issue."
Lindsey Vonn crashed in low-visibility conditions at the Crans-Montana World Cup downhill, sliding into safety netting after losing control while landing a jump on the upper course. Medical staff attended her left knee as she lay on the snow, then she stood, skied cautiously, limped into a medical tent and was evacuated by helicopter. Race organisers cancelled the downhill after three of the first six starters crashed in worsening conditions. Other racers also hit the same section and nets amid flat light and falling snow. Vonn had returned after a partial titanium knee replacement and had dominated downhill racing this winter, raising concern over her unoperated left knee.
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