Tiger Woods is in France to support girlfriend Lindsey Vonn as she attempts to overcome recent knee issues and defend her Olympic gold medal at the upcoming Sochi Games. See a picture of the couple here.
According to USA TODAY Sports, the world's top-ranked golfer could be seen wincing on Saturday as his girlfriend struggled to cross the finish line during a downhill event.
"I didn't hurt myself more than I'm already hurt," Vonn later USA TODAY. "It was a small compression, and it was fully loaded on the right ski. I had no chance of making that gate, unfortunately. I'm going to stick to a similar plan that I was on before. I just need to be more careful of how many races I do. So I'm going to play it safe and race really minimal races. Probably one or two before the Olympics."
Vonn suffered a partially torn ACL during a crash last month. Several months earlier, she tore her ACL and medial collateral ligaments in the same right knee.
In trying to come back by the Olympics, Vonn has previously told the media, Woods has been a great source of support and has helped her stay positive throughout the rehab process.
"Sometimes I get panicky and worried and he's like, 'Calm down you're fine,'" Vonn told USA TODAY.
On his blog this week, Woods expounded on how he has tried to be of assistance to the woman he has now been publicly dating for more than a year. "Having experienced reconstructive surgery on my knee and the ensuing rehab, and the amount of pain associated with it, it's really hard to explain to anybody unless you've been through it," he wrote. "And then coming back on it athletically, to trust that it's going to be there, that's a whole different ballgame. I've had my share of experiences in that regard -- unfortunately -- but I think it helps her in a sense because she can bounce ideas off me about what to expect. It is a frustrating process and really difficult to go through."
Woods later wrote "we see our sports through the same looking glass in how we approach them. We both work very hard and are prepared for our seasons. And when we're ready to go, we give it everything we possibly have and there's no holding back. I think that's some of our commonalities. But she has to be way more aggressive in her sport than I have to be in mine. You're trying to make your way down a mountain at 80-plus mph, and you have to have the adrenaline and the aggressiveness to do it. ... As far as Lindsey competing in Sochi, we're very hopeful. It all depends on how that knee is.
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