Lindsey Vonn: The American alpine skier was airlifted to hospital after the plane crash

Women’s World Cup race director Peter Gerdol said deteriorating visibility was behind the decision to cancel the race.

Vonn, 41, had been in winning form before the Games start in Milan-Cortina next week, but after the accident she appeared in pain and was photographed clutching her left knee.

“She’s in some pain so it’s better to do some tests,” Vonn’s coach, two-time Olympic champion Axel Lund Svindal, told Reuters.

“The doctor ran some tests. Things looked fine, but there were things he wasn’t 100% sure about, so it was good to get them checked.” [at the hospital]”.

The American, who was the Olympic downhill champion in 2010, returned last season after nearly six years away from skiing.

She did not participate in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but returned later last season after having a partial knee replacement.

In December last year, she became the oldest Alpine Skiing World Cup winner after winning in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

This will be a major concern for Vaughn, as the landing is scheduled to take place on February 8, leaving little time to recover.

Norwegian player Marte Monsen also collided with the side netting and lay far away, his face covered in blood.