Expectation, then stunned silence as Vonn crashes out of Olympics

Instead they were left in stunned silence watching pictures on the big screen of the American skier's stricken body. Vonn, the 41-year-old nicknamed the "Speed Queen", was attempting to defy not only age but also a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her bid to win the downhill gold medal 16 years after her triumph in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. At 11:59 am, under sunny skies, wearing the number 13 bib, Vonn pushed out of the gate to cries of "Go girl" from her US teammates. But her dream...