Key Highlights
- Lindsey Vonn crashed shortly after starting her Olympic downhill run, suffering a severe injury.
- She was airlifted from the scene after a lengthy delay for medical assistance.
- Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in women's downhill, becoming the second U. S. woman to achieve this feat.
- Vonn was competing at 41 years old, despite racing with a ruptured ACL in her left knee.
- Johnson's victory marked Team USA's first medal at the Milan Cortina Games.