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The 31-year-old said in a statement on her Facebook page that
scans on a hairline fracture in her left knee had shown it was
far more serious and further damage "could result in a serious
surgery that would risk my future in ski racing."
American Vonn won a record 20th World Cup trophy last month when
she clinched the downhill crown. She has won 76 World Cup races
and has been chasing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's record of
86 as well as a fifth overall World Cup crown. She leads
Switzerland's Lara Gut by 28 points in the overall standings.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by John Stonestreet)
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