Lindsey Vonn's highly anticipated run in the women's downhill came to an abrupt and disappointing end Sunday in Cortina as the American skier suffered a serious crash less than 15 seconds into her trek down the mountain.
The 41-year-old fan favorite was attempting to make Olympic history as the oldest medalist in Alpine skiing history and coming off a crash in pre-Games training last week in Switzerland. That quest was derailed as she veered too far right on a turn in Cortina, clipped a gate and landed awkwardly on a left leg that already had a ruptured ACL.
