Tiger Woods' Olympic downhill skiing champion girlfriend Lindsey Vonn crashed while training on Tuesday, putting her return from major knee surgery at least temporarily on hold.
According to ESPN, Vonn was carted off the slopes at Copper Mountain, Colo. on a sled, which is standard procedure, and is now being evaluated at a local hospital. U.S. Ski Team spokesperson Tom Kelly told ESPN he was not sure if Vonn reinjured her surgically repaired right knee during the mishap.
"We have no reason to believe it's anything significant right now," added Kelly.
The four-time overall World Cup champion tore her ACL and MCL in a crash at the world championships in February. She has been aiming to return to World Cup competition next week in Beaver Creek, Colo. The Sochi Games are commence nearly three months later in February.
With her knee feeling so good she was reported to be several months ahead of schedule, Vonn recently talked about her returncompete in several season-opening events. She recently boasted her "super-G is some of the best super-G I've ever skied."
As recently as Monday, Vonn tweeted from Copper Mountain "catching some air today in Downhill training."
The 29-year-old divorced gold medalist began publicly dated Woods in early 2012 and has raved that their relationship has been helped by both their competitive natures and what she deems Woods uncanny ability to deal with pressure. The two were spotted together along the sidelines of Sunday night's Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos NFL game.
Woods infamously separated from and later divorced first wife Elin Nordegren at the height of a cheating scandal where as many as 15 women claimed to have once been involved with him.
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