Lindsey Vonn's pursuit of a second Olympic downhill gold medal is over. The 41-year-old American, skiing with a badly injured left knee, crashed early in Sunday's race in Italy. Vonn returned to elite ski racing last season after a long break and was a race favorite. The crash may end her storied career. | ABC 7 Chicago

Lindsey Vonn's comeback dream ends in heartbreak! Brutal crash on the downhill after skiing with a torn ACL for 9 days. Absolute warrior. Keep Listening To NBC Olympics Radio: http://ihr.fm/Olympics #WinterOlympics | iHeartRadio

American skier Lindsey Vonn crashed seconds into her downhill Olympic race on Sunday after she decided to compete despite rupturing her left ACL in a prior crash during a World Cup event in the Swiss Alps a week ago. The 41-year-old American, who came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics, earlier confirmed that she had fully ruptured her ACL, but said she felt confident she could still complete the race with the help of a knee brace. Seconds into the race, Vonn lost control a

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics and was airlifted from the course for medical checks. | CNN

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games. | AP

Team USA Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn crashed during her final downhill race and was helicoptered off the mountain in Italy just nine days after rupturing her ACL. Follow live updates on the Winter Olympics here: https://cnn.it/4kI57Db | CNN