"Lindsey Vonn crashed out of a World Cup downhill on Friday that was hazardous to her Olympic medal hopes, though judged safe by race officials and team coaches. Safe, it was agreed, at the place and exact time that Vonn lost control when landing a jump and spun into an awkward slide into the safety nets, injuring her left knee."
"It was probably good light in the spot where she completely missed the line and did the mistake, World Cup race director Peter Gerdol said. Gerdol spoke after the late-afternoon meeting of race and team leaders to debrief the day and detail the next morning's schedule. At the meeting in Crans-Montana starting minutes after Vonn posted on social media her Olympic downhill dream next weekend was alive a broad agreement was that the race had been safe."
"About 25 minutes after Vonn crashed as the No 6 starter, with the race still paused, Gerdol and the race jury called it off for safety reasons. I feel for those guys, they have a tough job, United States head coach Paul Kristofic said. Norway's Marte Monsen waves to the crowd after being stretchered off following a crash during her run [Romina Amato/Reuters]"
Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the Crans-Montana World Cup downhill, losing control on landing, spinning into safety nets and injuring her left knee. Race officials, the jury and team coaches agreed the crash site was safe at that place and time, but the race was later cancelled. Race director Peter Gerdol said the light was probably good where Vonn missed the line and spoke after a late-afternoon meeting of race and team leaders. About 25 minutes after the crash the jury called the race off for safety reasons as visibility worsened and multiple starters failed to finish. Coaches noted some exits were caused by poor racing lines rather than poor light.
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