reported today that alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn may not be able to compete in the Olympics due to a crushingly painful shin injury. Her worst injury yet, it was sustained in a crash during a recent practice in Austria.Though there is no structural damage, the favored Olympic medal contender said that the pain may be enough to prevent her from competing. “It's just a matter of dealing with the pain,” she said in a press conference, according to .
–Kate Siber