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Injured Lindsey Vonn skipping Sochi Olympics

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By HOWARD FENDRICH

AP Sports Writer

Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars.

The 29-year-old from Vail, Colo., announced her decision today, exactly one month before the opening ceremony in Russia.

Her personal publicist, Lewis Kay, said in a statement that Vonn “will have surgery shortly.”