Vonn battled to reach the start line despite the serious injury to her left knee which dominated the opening days of the Milan Cortina Games.

American skier Lindsey Vonn successfully completes her mandatory downhill training run at the Winter Olympics just one week after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.

The U.S. skier was preparing to race in the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday despite a ruptured ligament in her knee.