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Lindsey Vonn Crash Video: American Lindsey Vonn suffered a pre-Olympic scare after taking a crashing fall in the World Cup giant slalom in Lienz on Monday.


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Vonn, who is a medal favorite in several disciplines for February's Winter Games in Vancouver, damaged her left arm after sliding out on the first run, losing her balance on a bump after a sharp left turn before thumping into a gate.

She received lengthy medical treatment on the slope with initial fears that she had broken the arm.

But scans at a local hospital showed only severe bruising and the 25-year-old may even compete in Tuesday's slalom at the same venue, U.S. team medical director Richard Quincy told reporters.

Vonn's arm has been placed in a splint to speed recovery and she was said to have been in considerable pain.