Vonn Injured in Colorado
VAIL, CO (Nov. 11, 2016) – Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) announced today that she suffered a fracture to her upper right arm. She underwent surgery in Vail Thursday night (Nov. 10) after suffering the injury in a training crash earlier in the day at the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain, CO. There was no immediate determination as to how long she would be out of action. The Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill season opens later this month at Lake Louise, AB.
Lindsey Vonn
Known as one of the world's most successful female ski racers, Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. She is the only American woman to capture downhill gold at the Olympics, has 82 World Cup victories, 137 World Cup podiums, seven World Championship medals, and 20 World Cup titles (including four Overall World Cup Crystal Globes).