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Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn is not ruling herself out of the Milan Cortina Games next week after she suffered a terrifying scare at a World Cup race in Switzerland on Friday.
Vonn, 41, was airlifted from the course in Crans-Montana after she appeared to lose control while attempting to land a jump in her final run. She grabbed at her left knee and grimaced in pain before limping into a medical tent for evaluation.
Lindsey Vonn holds her left knee after crashing during the women’s World Cup downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
In an update posted on social media, Vonn said despite the optics of her crash, she is not ruling out her Olympic return.
“I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee. I am discussing the situation with my doctors and team and will continue to undergo further exams,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback.
“My Olympic dream is not over,” she continued. “It’s not over until it’s over…”
International Ski and Snowboard Federation CEO Urs Lehmann told reporters at the race that Vonn “hurt her knee,” but he would not speculate on the extent of the injury and what it could mean for her participation in the Olympics.
Lindsey Vonn is airlifted to a hospital after sustaining an injury following a crash during her run in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women’s downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 30, 2026. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse )
“I don’t know if it’s really heavy and (if) she won’t miss the Olympics. Let’s wait for what the doctors are saying.”
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Vonn’s coach, Aksel Lund Svindal, told Reuters that Vonn was being evaluated at a hospital.
“She has some pain so it’s better to have some checks, the physio did some checks they seemed OK but there were things he was not 100% sure so it was good to have it checked (at the hospital).”
Several competitors also crashed amid what they called difficult conditions. Nina Ortlieb of Austria and Marte Monsen of Norway crashed before Vonn took her run. France’s Romane Miradoli said, “you can’t see,” and added that the course was “bumpy everywhere.”
Lindsey Vonn reacts after crashing during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026 women’s downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)
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Vonn is scheduled for her first Olympic event in the women’s downhill on Feb. 8. She is also slated to compete in the super-G and the new team combined event.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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