Knee injury forces Vonn to miss Sochi Olympics

Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars.

The 29-year-old American girlfriend of golfer Tiger Woods confirmed yesterday she will have surgery shortly.

Vonn said she is “devastated” to miss the Olympics, “but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level.”