Legendary U.S. Athlete Transported To Hospital As Winter Olympics Approaches

American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn was airlifted to a hospital from a World Cup race in Switzerland after a horrifying crash during her final competition.

The 41-year-old Olympic gold medalist was seen “clutching her left knee,” PEOPLE noted.

She limped into a medical tent for evaluation before being airlifted to a hospital.

“Lindsey Vonn fell in the Crans Montana downhill and is being evaluated,” the U.S. Ski Team said in an update.

Vonn’s crash comes one week before the February 6th opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before