US speed queen Lindsey Vonn insisted her dream of competing at next week's Winter Olympics was "not over" despite a crash during the Crans-Montana downhill on Friday.
"I crashed today in the downhill race in Switzerland and injured my left knee," the 41-year-old American said on social media.
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