LONDON — Lindsey Vonn’s ski season is over.
Vonn, the overall World Cup leader, said Wednesday she was leaving the racing circuit early because her left knee injury was more serious than originally thought.
Vonn crashed on Saturday in a super-G race in Andorra after catching a spot of soft snow. X-rays showed a hairline fracture, but she raced Sunday in the combined event, extending her overall lead by finishing in 13th place.
But she said Wednesday there was not one hairline fracture, but three more significant fractures.
“After the super combined on Sunday, I went to Barcelona where more precise MRI and CT equipment was available and scans were performed on Tuesday morning,” Vonn said in a statement on her website.