Vonn shaken by injury scare

ST MORITZ, Switzerland – American Lindsey Vonn sustained an damage in the course of the World Cup super-G race in St Moritz on Saturday as Switzerland’s Lara Intestine crashed midway down the course.

Vonn, a four-time total World Cup champion and regarded the best lady skier of her technology, fell to the bottom grimacing after crossing the ending line earlier than she staggered away with what gave the impression to be both a hip or again damage.

Vonn, who completed twenty fourth, spent just below an hour within the medical remedy tent earlier than being escorted to a ready automotive and being pushed away. The 33-year-old walked the few meters to the automotive with nice issue.

An ambulance was known as however was not wanted.

With two months to go earlier than the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Vonn mentioned on Twitter that she had “an acute aspect (spinal joint) dysfunction” however mentioned she would possibly nonetheless compete in Sunday’s race – one other super-G.

“I bought compressed on the sixth gate and my again seized up. Rested and had loads of remedy tonight. We are going to see how I really feel tomorrow after which determine if I’ll race,” she mentioned.

The US group mentioned Vonn “skied by ache however did not have energy to push”.

Vonn, a downhill gold medalist in Vancouver in 2010, missed the 2014 Video games in Sochi due to a knee damage.

Intestine, just lately recovered from a severe knee damage, misplaced her steadiness excessive on the course, fell and flew into the protection netting. She was in a position to stroll away after being disentangled by course officers.

Intestine, the general World Cup winner in 2016 and bronze medalist within the downhill in Sochi, tore an anterior cruciate ligament in her knee on the similar venue on the world championships in February.

The race, on a shortened course, was held in tough circumstances and was interrupted a number of instances as wind blew clouds of snow throughout the course.

Switzerland’s Jasmine Flury, who had by no means beforehand completed on the rostrum in a World Cup race, was a shock winner in a single minute 2.59 seconds after ranging from 14th.

The 24-year-old completed 0.10 seconds forward of compatriot Michelle Gisin whereas Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather was third.

Flury admitted she had loved the very best of the changeable circumstances.

“I do not know what to say, unbelievable,” she mentioned. “All the pieces went properly – no wind, good imaginative and prescient, solar.”