Lindsey Vonn airlifted to hospital after crashing out of Olympic downhill race
by Andy Bull at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre from on (#73DRB)
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Lindsey Vonn's fifth and final Olympics ended in the one way she dreaded most of all. Moments into her run in the women's downhill, Vonn's legs failed her as she came over a roll after passing the third gate.
She twisted and crashed sideways to the ground, and after a first stunned burst of shouts and screams, the atmosphere around the Olimpia delle Tofane course fell deadly quiet while the medical team gathered around her. Fifteen minutes later, Vonn was airlifted from the mountain to hospital for treatment.
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