Lindsey Vonn crashes in super-G at world championships

Lindsey Vonn suffered a serious crash in the women’s super -G at the alpine skiing world championships in Austria, reports USA Today.

The crash occurred after a jump during the opening race of the world championships. Vonn landed on the side of her ski, flipped over and crashed into a gate. She was airlifted off the slopes after being treated by medics on the ground.

A video of the crash is here:

And her helicopter rescue is shown in this clip:

According to Charles Robinson from Yahoo! Sports, Vonn suffered ACL and MCL tears to her right knee:

A source told Yahoo! Sports that Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has suffered ACL & MCL tears to her right knee in a mountain crash today—
Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) February 05, 2013

A medical report will be forthcoming from USA skiing, but Lindsey Vonn's 2014 Olympic bid will be put in significant jeopardy by her injury.—
Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) February 05, 2013