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Skier Lindsey Vonn Will Miss Winter Olympics Due To Injury

Skier Lindsey Vonn in November, before her latest injury. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images hide caption

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Skier Lindsey Vonn Will Miss Winter Olympics Due To Injury

January 7, 2014 • A dominant downhill skier, Vonn has been trying to recover from a knee injury. "But the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level," she announced Tuesday.

Tiger Woods tees off on the first hole Thursday at the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Mike Segar /Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Will Tiger Master Augusta Again?

April 11, 2013 • Whether Woods will win is again the big question. But he's not the only story. Consider 14-year-old Tianlang Guan, the youngest person to ever play in the tournament.

U.S. Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Injured In Austria; Out For Season

Skier Lindsay Vonn is airlifted after crashing during the women's Super-G event in Schladming, Austria, possibly injuring her knee, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption

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U.S. Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Injured In Austria; Out For Season

February 5, 2013 • The American skier was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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Please Don't Spoil the Olympics

February 18, 2010 • Every two years, the complaint comes: Please don't ruin the Olympics by airing the results before we can watch the event on TV. But it's important to remember that NPR is, first and foremost, a news organization.