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Austrian ski federation chief Peter Schroecksnadel shows a miniature live TV camera fitted on the side of ski goggles during a press conference at the world ski championships. Some skiers will wear such a helmet during the next race at the World Championships and the procuced images will be used for live broadcast. (Photo:FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Lindsey Vonn was taken to a hospital by helicopter Tuesday after crashing and apparently hurting her right knee in the super-G race at the world ski championships. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
Vonn, a four-time overall World Cup champion, lost balance on her right leg while landing after a jump. Her ski came off immediately, and Vonn slid off course and hit a gate before coming to a halt.
The American received medical treatment on the slope for 12 minutes before being taken to the hospital.
The second photo is probably the most telling: Slovenia’s Tina Maze reacts to watching the crash. (Photo: Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images)
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore remains in critical condition after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen.
“Caleb is not doing good at all. The prognosis is not good at all. It’s almost certain he’s not going to make it,” Moore’s grandfather told the Denver Post on Monday.
David Duncan of Canada, Brady Leman of Canada, Andreas Matt of Austria and Daniel Bohnacker of Germany compete during the semi-final of the FIS men’s Skicross World Cup at the Val Thorens ski resort in the French Alps. (Photo: PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)
![What started as an innocent round of golf for U.S. alpine skier Bode Miller and his wife Morgan ended in a trip to the hospital. Morgan, a professional volleyball player, apparently took a line drive to the face, courtesy of her husband.
“Feeling better today,” she tweeted on Thursday. “Still can’t see out of left eye but I am getting some feeling back in my face.”
She added: “A huge thank you to @Kaenon [A sunglasses company]. By absorbing a 160mph line drive I only got 50+ stitches instead of losing my eye.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/67ad1b682ccd5aa028f7f08eb2092a02/tumblr_mezn2elx0a1r1thtao1_1280.jpg)
What started as an innocent round of golf for U.S. alpine skier Bode Miller and his wife Morgan ended in a trip to the hospital. Morgan, a professional volleyball player, apparently took a line drive to the face, courtesy of her husband.
“Feeling better today,” she tweeted on Thursday. “Still can’t see out of left eye but I am getting some feeling back in my face.”
She added: “A huge thank you to @Kaenon [A sunglasses company]. By absorbing a 160mph line drive I only got 50+ stitches instead of losing my eye.”
A bumpy ride: Elena Fanchini of Italy crashes at the finish line during training for the Women’s World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise. Fanchini was not injured in the mishap. (Photo: REUTERS/Andy Clark)
Here is star hurdler Lolo Jones in her first World Cup bobsled competition.
Reigning world champion Kaillie Humphries of Calgary won the gold medal in the bobsled season-opener, beating the United States team of Jones and Jazmine Fenlator.
Humphries and brakewoman Chelsea Valois of Zenon Park, Sask., finished the two runs at Lake Placid in one minute 54.86 seconds 0.47 seconds ahead of Fenlator and Jones, a two-time Olympian in hurdles.
For all the coin collectors out there: A combination photo of coins commemorating the Olympic sports of skeleton (top L), freestyle skiiing (top R), snowboarding (bottom K)and ski jumping displayed during a presentation in Peter and Pawel Fortress in St.Petersburg. The bank of Russia presented a series of commemorative coins on Tuesday devoted to the XXII Olympic winter games to be held in Sochi in 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Alexander
Here is Russia Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a bobsled. You’re welcome.
