Lindsey Vonn sat out a World Cup super-G race Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier, but the 41-year-old American skiing star remains on track for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics, her coach told The Associated Press.
“No she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual,” Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal head coach, wrote in a text message to the AP.
Vonn then posted on Instagram: “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to race today,” adding, “Thank you for all of the love and support I have received. Means the world to me.
“Doing my best right now….,” Vonn concluded with praying hands and fingers-crossed emojis.
Vonn crashed in a downhill event Friday in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where she ended up in the safety nets. After skiing down to the bottom of the course, she was airlifted away for medical attention.