"The most important thing and what I am concentrating on are the Olympics," Vonn said Thursday. The list of injured skiers became even longer last weekend when Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec, who won the World Cup downhill title from Vonn last season, tore her ACL. The record six-time overall champion from Austria said he had "no idea" when he would be able to join the circuit again. "Back surgery is a lot easier than knee surgery," the American Olympic GS champion said. Vonn also called it "not just coincidence" that the number of injuries tends to increase going into Olympic seasons.

Source: ABC News October 26, 2017 20:27 UTC