‘Could be better’ – Lindsey Vonn, 40, in worrying update as she ramps up Olympics prep after sharing medical mask pic

SKIING fable Lindsey Vonn issued a worrying update conscionable hours earlier her archetypal World Championship contention successful six years.

The 40-year-old came retired of status successful October aft initially hanging up her skis successful 2019.

Vonn was forced to measurement distant from contention aft suffering a serious genu injury.

The erstwhile Olympic champion is backmost competing aft receiving a titanium genu replacement.

Vonn went disconnected successful the Super G connected Thursday greeting successful Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Just hours earlier the off, Vonn posted a drawback wearing an oxygen disguise to her 2 cardinal Instagram followers.

She captioned the pic: "Current state...could beryllium better."

Vonn revealed connected Tuesday she was suffering from unwellness successful the run-up to the event.

She told AP: "I decidedly person a acold oregon the flu oregon something.

"Yesterday day I started to truly not consciousness well. [I’m] trying to bash everything I tin to recover.

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"Today’s grooming was fine. I decidedly lacked energy, particularly connected the bottommost of the course.

"But hopefully I tin remainder the remainder of contiguous and beryllium acceptable for the Super-G tomorrow."

Vonn besides suffered a high-speed clang during training past month.

She suffered a achy autumn towards the extremity of a World Cup downhill grooming tally connected the Olympia delle Tofane people successful Italy.

After the incident, Vonn confirmed to The Associated Press: "I’m good.

"I conscionable caught a batch of aerial disconnected the second-to-last leap and I conscionable landed and my skis benignant of caught funny.

“My bum is sore but different I’m good."

Vonn hooked a sheet during her archetypal tally connected Thursday, appearing successful disposable symptom arsenic she grabbed her close shoulder.

But she was capable to scope the extremity of the run, arsenic she looks to reignite her Olympic dream.

The eight-time satellite medallist is adjacent acceptable to vie successful the women's downhill on Saturday.

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