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Broken pinkie could sideline Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Vonn began these Olympics with a shin so badly bruised she didn't know if she could compete.

Two weeks, two medals and two crashes later, her Vancouver Games might be finished a race early because of a broken right pinkie.

"I'm just a little bit beat up right now," Vonn said after spinning out of control and slamming into the netting in the first run of Wednesday's giant slalom. "Things don't seem to be quite going my way."

Well, that's not entirely the case. She did benefit from weather delays early in the games, allowing her shin more time to heal. And she did win gold in the downhill and bronze in the super-G.

But Vonn also skied out in the super-combined and then injured her finger when she fell in driving snow and heavy fog during the giant slalom. The second leg was called off and rescheduled for Thursday when the fog became too thick to see the course.

When she sliced her thumb open on a champagne bottle last February, she raced the rest of the season with her pole taped to her glove.

Vonn's chance for another medal, meanwhile, may have to wait for another Olympics.

- Posted on February 25, 2010

Lindsy Vonn im sure has broken bone before it probly wont effect the great tallent she has but if she does not heal well ill be sure to pray for her butwhatever happens happens.

I do not get why a broken pinkie could stop her from skiing. It's like saying that I rolled my ankle and I can't play football tonight.

she must be having bad luck for that but you now the saying "No pain no gain".she probaly needs to find a l4 leaf clover to be lucky. but at least she got one gold medal.

I think that she is a good skier and i feel sorry for her because of her broken pinkie and she has a bad knee. i think vonn is a good skier.

Lindsay Vonn would not give up. She skied with a broken finger and she did it. She is an amazing athlete! I think she will do great in the next Olympics!

Since she broke her pinkie nothing could stop her because she is a really good women skier in the US. Also i don't think that didn't even stop her because she is a really good skier.