The U.S. women's Ski Team will be without its most prominent star at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia.
Two-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn, 29, announced Tuesday morning that she would forego the competition due to a lingering knee injury. Vonn explained the situation and expressed disappointment in a post on her Facebook page.
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Post by Lindsey Vonn.
Her bio page on the U.S. Ski Team's site describes Vonn as "the most successful female ski racer in American history." She nabbed a Gold Medal in the downhill competition and a Bronze in the Super giant slalom or "Super-G" at the 2010 games in Vancouver. She's the only American woman to ever win the Olympic Gold in the downhill.
Vonn initially injured her knee in February, during a crash at the World Ski Championships in Austria. She underwent surgery to repair two ligaments, the ACL and MCL. While it looked like she might be on track to recover for the Olympics, she re-aggravated the injury in a November training crash.
The Sochi Olympics will start on Feb. 7.
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