Injured World Cup leader Vonn says season is over (Reuters)

(Reuters) – Overall World Cup leader Lindsey Vonn declared her season over due to injury on Wednesday in what she called one of the toughest decisions of her Alpine skiing career. 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.