Updated Feb. 5 2:10pm: According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Lindsey Vonn suffered a torn ACL and MCL in her right knee and a lateral tibial plateau fracture. She will be out for the remainder of this season, but is expected to return to racing for the 2013-14 Audi FIS World Cup season and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Update Feb. 5 8:05am: CNN reports: Lindsey Vonn suffered a “complex knee injury,” according to the hospital where she was taken. Her injuries are not life-threatening, a hospital spokesman said.

By Guardian

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn suffered a serious crash in the women’s super-G on the opening day of the alpine skiing world championships in Schladming on Tuesday.

The four-times overall World Cup 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 taken to hospital in a helicopter.

The race had been delayed by fog, which forced organisers repeatedly to postpone the scheduled start. It eventually started three and a half hours later, just before a deadline which would have seen the event postponed for another day.

Vonn had trailed the race leader, Tina Maze of Slovenia, by 0.12 seconds shortly before the incident. The race continued after another 15-minute delay.