There will be no second gold medal today for at the Olympics–she crashed out of the women's super combined. of Germany, a close friend of Vonn's, ended up in the top spot. took silver, making her the first American woman to win three medals in alpine skiing. , who crashed badly in an earlier event, took bronze.
Vonn was already behind Riesch time-wise in the middle of the course, when her right ski drifted and she ran over a pole and tumbled. Her right leg has been causing her trouble after a shin injury two weeks ago.
“I tried as hard as I could but I just made a mistake,” she said to . “That's ski racing. I just wish I could have gotten to the bottom.”
–Aileen Torres