Lindsey Vonn walked off after crashing into netting in her first World Cup downhill of the Olympic season in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Friday.
Vonn was leading after every time interval before doing the splits and crashing near the finish line, causing a large gasp from the crowd at the bottom of the course.
After several minutes, she was extracted from the netting and skied down to the finish line.
Vonn was possibly en route to her 78th World Cup win. She’s chasing Ingemar Stenmark‘s career record of 86 victories.
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