Lindsey Vonn says she injured her ankle in New Zealand training crash

Skier Lindsey Vonn says she fractured a bone in her ankle after a crash during training in New Zealand.

Skier Lindsey Vonn says she fractured a bone in her ankle after a crash during training in New Zealand on Thursday.

The 30-year-old Vonn did not disclose which ankle she broke or how long she would be sidelined. She was in New Zealand to train for the upcoming ski season.

“Unfortunately I crashed today and have a small fracture in my ankle. Headed home now but will keep u posted,” Vonn wrote on Twitter.

Vonn returned from several serious injuries to set the all-time women's World Cup win record last season, also capping the year by winning her seventh World Cup downhill title.

Rare Photos Of Lindsey Vonn

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Here are some classic photos of Lindsey Vonn, who set a new record on Jan. 23, 2016, with her 37th career World Cup downhill win in an event held at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record, which had stood since 1980.

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Lindsey Vonn after finishing first during the Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill on Jan. 09, 2016 in Austria.

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Lindsey Vonn joking around with Cornelia Huetter of Austriaat a December 2015 event in Val d'Isere, France.

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Richard Sherman and Lindsey Vonn onstage at The 2015 ESPYS.

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Danica Patrick with winter Lindsey Vonn at The 2015 ESPYS in Los Angeles, California.

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Lindsey Vonn attends day seven of the 2015 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

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Lindsey Vonn arrives for the premiere of Jurassic World in Hollywood.

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Vonn takes 1st place at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill on Dec. 20, 2014 in Val-d'Isere, France.

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Lindsey Vonn arriving at the men's semifinals at the 2014 U.S. Open.

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Lindsey Vonn took first place at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in December 2014 and won a cow named Winnie.

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Lindsey Vonn with Denver Broncos mascot "Thunder" before a game against the Raiders in December 2014.

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Lindsey Vonn celebrates after finishing second place in the Super-G race at the 2014 FIS World Cup.

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Lindsey Vonn nursing her surgically repaired right knee back to health in March 2014.

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Verne Troyer and Vonn attend the 26th Anniversary Sports Spectacular at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on May 22, 2011.

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Vonn during an NBC Primetime interview with Bob Costas in 2010.

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Vonn with Apolo Ohno at the Race to Erase MS event, May 2010.

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Here are some classic photos of Lindsey Vonn, who announced on Jan. 7 that she will be unable to participate in the Winter Olympic Games, which begin in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 7.

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Vonn poses on the set of her Got Milk? Mustache ad in 2010.

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Vonn throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a Cubs game on May 18, 2010.

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Vonn at the 2013 Masters.

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Vonn with Tim Tebow and Brooklyn Decker at the 2011 ESPY's.

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Vonn being airlifted after crashing during the super-G in Schladming, Austria, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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In 2008, Vonn won the overall World Cup title for skiing. In the process, she became only the second American female to do so.

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Vonn's World Cup triumph in 2008 came four years after she won her first individual World Cup race.

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It seemed as if Vonn was headed for glory at the 2006 Turin Games, but she crashed in a practice run and was hospitalized.

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Vonn has accumulated 59 World Cup victories, more than any other active skier.

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The 59 World Cup victories Vonn has accumulated throughout her career are only three shy of a record.

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Vonn's first appearance on the big stage occurred in 2002, when as a 17-year-old she participated in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

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At the 2002 Games, Vonn finished sixth in the combined event. Her effort was the highest placement by a female American skier in Salt Lake City.

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At the 2010 Vancouver Games, Vonn won a gold and a bronze medal.

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In 2010, Vonn became the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the downhill.

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In addition to her Olympic downhill gold medal, Vonn also claimed bronze in the super-G at the Vancouver Games.

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Vonn with Tiger Woods in Scotland on July 15, 2013.

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Vonn with Charlie Woods on Sept. 21, 2013.

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Vonn after finishing the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics, 2010.

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Vonn pressing her hands and feet into concrete for the "street of winners," which is part of a main shopping street in Vienna.

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Vonn with Shaun White at the 2010 ESPY's.

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Since her triumph in the 2010 Vancouver Games, Vonn has emerged as perhaps the most high-profile American Winter Olympian.

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Throughout her career, Vonn has dealt with a variety of injuries. A devastating knee injury and its ongoing recovery will keep her out of the 2014 Sochi Games.

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Vonn originally tore her ACL and MCL last February at the World Championships in Austria.

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Watching The Masters in 2013, where her boyfriend Tiger Woods finished tied for fourth place.

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Vonn's success on the slopes and recognizability earned her a guest appearance on Law & Order in 2010.

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Vonn has already solidified herself as perhaps the greatest female American skier in history, but unfortunately she will not be able to add to her legacy at the 2014 Olympics.

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While recovering from her injury and regaining strength in her knee, Vonn was adamant that she would compete in Sochi. However, she re-injured her knee in late December.

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At the 2010 Vancouver Games, the U.S. Ski Team won a record eight medals, two of which came from Vonn.

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Vonn with LL Cool J, backstage at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2010.

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Danica Patrick and Vonn at the 2010 ESPY's.

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Vonn onstage during Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards at Galen Center on April 2, 2011.

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Brad Paisley, Jay Leno, Lindsey Vonn and Jamie Foxx on the Tonight Show on March 1, 2010.

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Lindsey Vonn fights for a ball hit into the crowd by Roger Federer after he defeated Gael Monfils during the ATP World Tour in September 2014.

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Lindsey Vonn rides the chairlift before competing in the first training session of the FIS World Cup at Lake Louise, Canada, on Dec. 2, 2014.

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Lindsey Vonn holds her 2014 Queen of the Slopes award during Cartoon Network's fourth annual Hall of Game Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Ca.

Vonn missed the 2014 Sochi Olympics after tearing two ligaments in her right knee in a crash at the 2013 world championships. She re-injured the knee in December 2013.

Vonn won Olympic gold in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. She also won gold in the downhill and in the super-G at the 2009 World Championships.

She has said that she plans to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Vonn has 33 downhill victories, 24 in the super-Gs, three giant slaloms, two slaloms and five alpine skiing combined races in her career.

- Scooby Axson