Vonn skips World Cup opener after 10-week injury layoff (The Associated Press)

Lindsey Vonn will skip Saturday’s first race of the Alpine skiing season as she doesn’t feel confident about the icy conditions on the race hill, 10 weeks after fracturing an ankle bone. The four-time overall World Cup champion returned successfully to training on skis Thursday, but decided after another practice session Friday not to start in a giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier on Saturday. The American said she planned to return to the World Cup in Aspen for a giant slalom on Nov. 28 before traveling to Lake Louise for speed races the following week.