U.S. skiier Lindsey Vonn was competing at the world championships 
U.S. skiier †Lindsey† Vonn is airlifted after crashing during the women's super-G course, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, on Tuesday. (Photo: Luca Bruno, AP) SCHLADMING, Austria — U.S. skiier Lindsey Vonn crashed during the super-G and has been taken by helicopter to a hospital from the world championships after apparently injuring her right knee.
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The four-time overall world champion lost balance on her right leg while landing after a jump. Her ski came off immediately, and Vonn slid off course and hit a gate before coming to a standstill.
Vonn received medical treatment on the slope for 12 minutes before being airlifted to the hospital.
The crash came almost exactly one year before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Vonn returned to the circuit last month after taking an almost month-long break from racing to fully recover from an intestinal illness that put her in a hospital for two days in November.
She trailed race leader Tina Maze of Slovenia by 0.12 seconds shortly before the crash.
The race, which was postponed for 3 1/2 hours because of thick fog hanging over the course, restarted after a 15-minute delay.
The U.S. ski team said Vonn had posted the fastest first interval and was having a strong run when she went down. Several racers struggled with the conditions. "It's not a very difficult course but in some parts you couldn't see anything," Fabienne Suter of Switzerland said. Maze provisionally won the women's super-G in 1 minute, 35.39 seconds, beating Lara Gut of Switzerland by 0.38. Julia Mancuso of the United States came 0.52 behind in third.
The men's super-G is scheduled for Wednesday.
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U.S. skiier †Lindsey† Vonn is airlifted after crashing during the women's super-G course, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, on Tuesday. (Photo: Luca Bruno, AP) SCHLADMING, Austria — U.S. skiier Lindsey Vonn crashed during the super-G and has been taken by helicopter to a hospital from the world championships after apparently injuring her right knee. VONN: Is skiier dating Tiger Woods? PHOTOS: Shots of Lindsey Vonn The four-time overall world champion lost balance on her right leg while landing after a jump. Her ski came off immediately, and Vonn slid off course and hit a gate before coming to a standstill. Vonn received medical treatment on the slope for 12 minutes before being airlifted to the hospital. The crash came almost exactly one year before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Vonn returned to the circuit last month after taking an almost month-long break from racing to fully recover from an intestinal illness that put her in a hospital for two days in November. She trailed race leader Tina Maze of Slovenia by 0.12 seconds shortly before the crash. The race, which was postponed for 3 1/2 hours because of thick fog hanging over the course, restarted after a 15-minute delay. The U.S. ski team said Vonn had posted the fastest first interval and was having a strong run when she went down. Several racers struggled with the conditions. "It's not a very difficult course but in some parts you couldn't see anything," Fabienne Suter of Switzerland said. Maze provisionally won the women's super-G in 1 minute, 35.39 seconds, beating Lara Gut of Switzerland by 0.38. Julia Mancuso of the United States came 0.52 behind in third. The men's super-G is scheduled for Wednesday. .