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'Well that hurt' - Lindsey Vonn suffers scary crash

Lindsey Vonn seemed headed for first place when she crashed on the final turn in the season-opening World Cup downhill race.
LAKE LOUISE, AB - DECEMBER 01: Lindsey Vonn of USA crashes out during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 1, 2017 in Lake Louise, Canada.

Lindsey Vonn fell and crashed into the safety netting on the final turn Friday in the women's season-opening World Cup downhill, handing Austria's Cornelia Huetter the victory.

An 18-time winner at Lake Louise, Vonn was able to get up and ski to the bottom of the course. She was the fastest at each of the four intermediate stages before wiping out.

Vonn is back at the resort west of Calgary after missing the stop last season because of a broken arm. The 33-year-old American star has a record 77 career women's World Cup victories. She is a four-time overall World Cup champion and won the 2010 Olympic women's downhill.

Vonn explained on Twitter that she caught her inside ski and plans to rest up tonight and "barring anything major" will be racing against Saturday.

A second downhill is scheduled for Saturday, followed by a super-G on Sunday.

In steady snow, Huetter raced to her first downhill victory and second overall World Cup win. She finished in 1 minute, 48.53 seconds.

LAKE LOUISE, AB - DECEMBER 01: Lindsey Vonn of USA competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 1, 2017 in Lake Louise, Canada.

Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was second in 1:48.62.

American Mikaela Shiffrin was third in 1:48.83, the first podium in downhill for Shiffrin — a slalom specialist and the defending overall World Cup champion.

American Jackie Wiles was fifth for her second career World Cup top-five finish.

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