Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games. | AP

Lindsey Vonn's pursuit of a second Olympic downhill gold medal is over. The 41-year-old American, skiing with a badly injured left knee, crashed early in Sunday's race in Italy. Vonn returned to elite ski racing last season after a long break and was a race favorite. The crash may end her storied career. | ABC 7 Chicago

American skier Lindsey Vonn crashed seconds into her downhill Olympic race on Sunday after she decided to compete despite rupturing her left ACL in a prior crash during a World Cup event in the Swiss Alps a week ago. The 41-year-old American, who came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics, earlier confirmed that she had fully ruptured her ACL, but said she felt confident she could still complete the race with the help of a knee brace. Seconds into the race, Vonn lost control a

Team USA Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn crashed during her final downhill race and was helicoptered off the mountain in Italy just nine days after rupturing her ACL. Follow live updates on the Winter Olympics here: https://cnn.it/4kI57Db | CNN

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday and was left limping and keeping weight off her left knee before she was airlifted away by helicopter. | NBC News