Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is expected to announce Tuesday whether she will be able to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games after injuring her left knee in a World Cup race last week.
The 41-year-old American is scheduled to speak at a press conference at 10 a.m. ET.
Vonn crashed in a World Cup race in Crans-Montana on Friday, losing control and ending up tangled in the safety nets on the upper portion of the course. She received medial attention for about five minutes and was airlifted from the course in a helicopter.
Vonn retired in February 2019 as the most decorated female alpine skier in history and announced her return to the sport nearly six years later. She was ranked first in women’s downhill entering her latest race in Switzerland and in position to be a medal contender once again in Milan Cortina.
Vonn has won three Olympic medals, including a gold medal in the women’s downhill event at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She most recently competed on the Olympic stage in 2018, earning downhill bronze in PyeongChang.
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