CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lately, Lindsey Vonn is crashing more than she’s winning.
The most successful female ski racer of all time fell and hit the safety netting during a World Cup downhill Saturday in exactly the same spot where she crashed a day earlier in an official training session.
“I’m getting a little sore. I’m too old to be hitting the fence that hard,” said the 32-year-old Vonn, who was again fortunate to walk away without any serious injuries. “I’m happy to still be in one piece.”
It’s not like Vonn to fall two days in a row – and nearly unheard of for her to fall two days in a row in the same spot.