US skier Lindsey Vonn airlifted from course after terrifying crash puts Olympic comeback in jeopardy

American skis prima Lindsey Vonn was airlifted from a World Cup contention successful Switzerland connected Friday aft a terrifying clang during her last run, putting her Olympic comeback successful jeopardy conscionable 1 week earlier the Milan Cortina Games are scheduled to begin.

Vonn, who made a stunning comeback to the athletics past play aft astir six years distant from skis racing, appeared to suffer power portion attempting to onshore a leap successful her last tally successful the World Cup contention successful Crans-Montana. 

Lindsey Vonn holds her near genu aft crashing during the women’s World Cup downhill contention successful Crans-Montana, Switzerland, connected Jan. 30, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

The 40-year-old Olympic golden medalist, a favourite successful this month’s Games, grabbed astatine her near genu and grimaced successful pain. She limped into a aesculapian structure for valuation earlier being airlifted disconnected the people successful a harness. 

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"Lindsey Vonn fell successful the Crans Montana downhill and is being evaluated," the U.S. Ski Team said successful its lone update connected Vonn.

 International Ski and Snowboard Federation CEO Urs Lehmann told reporters astatine the contention that Vonn "hurt her knee," but helium would not speculate connected the grade of the wounded and what it could mean for her information successful the Olympics. 

Lindsey Vonn is airlifted to a infirmary aft sustaining an wounded pursuing a clang during her tally successful the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s downhill successful Crans-Montana, Switzerland, connected Jan. 30, 2026. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse     )

"I don’t cognize if it’s truly dense and (if) she won’t miss the Olympics. Let’s hold for what the doctors are saying."

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Vonn’s coach, Aksel Lund Svindal, told Reuters that Vonn was being evaluated astatine a hospital. 

"She has immoderate symptom truthful it's amended to person immoderate checks, the physio did immoderate checks they seemed OK but determination were things helium was not 100% definite truthful it was bully to person it checked (at the hospital)."

Several competitors besides crashed amid what they called hard conditions. Nina Ortlieb of Austria and Marte Monsen of Norway crashed earlier Vonn took her run. France’s Romane Miradoli said, "you can’t see," and added that the people was "bumpy everywhere." 

Lindsey Vonn reacts aft crashing during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026 women’s downhill contention successful Crans-Montana, Switzerland, connected Jan. 30, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

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Vonn is scheduled for her archetypal Olympic lawsuit successful the women’s downhill connected Feb. 8. She is besides slated to vie successful the super-G and the caller squad combined event.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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