Plagued By Injury, Lindsey Vonn Cancels Plan To Race In Olympics

Written by Stephen Regenold Jan 07, 2014 9:08 a.m. ET

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I am devastated to announce that I will not be able to compete in Sochi. I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level. -Vonn

Less than 30 minutes ago, American ski champion Lindsey Vonn announced on her Facebook page she will not compete at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Vonn notes she is having surgery soon and will be ready for the World Championships in Vail next February.

We wish Vonn the best as she works to recover from an injury that plagues so many skiers.

Vonn this month in physical therapy for her injured knee

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Stephen Regenold is the founder of GearJunkie, which he launched as a nationally syndicated newspaper column in 2002. As a journalist, writer, and gear nerd, Regenold has covered the outdoors industry for over two decades, including as a correspondent for the New York Times. A father of five, Regenold and his wife, Tara, live in Minneapolis.