SOELDEN, Austria (AP) β Lindsey Vonn says she will skip Saturday’s first race of the Alpine skiing season as she doesn’t feel confident about the icy conditions on the race hill, 10 weeks after fracturing an ankle bone.
The four-time overall World Cup champion returned successfully to training on skis Thursday, but decided after another practice session Friday not to start in a giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier on Saturday.
Vonn writes on her Facebook page: “In the few runs I’ve had since returning to snow I have felt strong, confident and been skiing without pain! However, the icy conditions on the race hill coupled with the fact that it’s only been 10 weeks since I fractured my ankle makes me slightly hesitant.”
The American says she plans to return to the World Cup in Aspen in November.
