OlympicTalk · Oct 22, 2017
World downhill champion Ilka Stuhec tears ACL
Lindsey Vonn’s top rival for downhill gold is in danger of missing the upcoming Olympics.
Ilka Stuhec, a world champion Alpine skier from Slovenia, suffered a torn ACL after a practice crash in Austria this weekend.
Stuhec had become a strong medal favorite for PyeongChang after winning FIS World Cup titles in downhill and Alpine combined last season. She also won a gold medal in downhill at the 2017 World Championships.
According to a post on the FIS website, surgery is set for this Wednesday, with more information to come after that. In a Twitter post, Struhec acknowledged that she would be sidelined “for a few months.”