Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn suffered a bad crash in the women’s downhill race on Sunday at the Winter Games in Cortina where she was airlifted by a helicopter, dashing her highly anticipated hopes of a comeback and possibly ending her storied career.
The 41-year-old U.S. ski legend lost control after cutting the line of the opening traverse on the race slope too tight. Vonn was seen spinning around in the air and subsequently heard screaming that she wasn’t able to remove her skis. She was immediately surrounded by medical personnel before being strapped to a gurney and
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