ASPEN (UNITED STATES) - US ski star Lindsey Vonn crashed out in the first run of the giant slalom Friday at her home nation Alpine Ski World Cup event.
Lindsey Vonn of the US Women's Ski Team addresses the media during a press conference ahead of the Aspen Winternational Audo FIS Alpine Ski World Cup on November 26, 2015 in Aspen, Colorado
Four-time World Cup champion Vonn, 31, was running seventh when she faltered, the third of 18 skiers who failed to finish the opening run.
"My left ski came off," Vonn said. "To be honest I am a bit perplexed. It wasn't even bumpy. It never happened to me in a race before. To happen in Aspen is really disappointing."
That sends Vonn forward to next week's speed events in Canada, a course where Vonn has dominated in past seasons.
"Next week it's Lake Louise," she said. "I am going to move from today and focus on that."
Vonn said she felt good and confident even though much of her focus has been on the speed events in pre-season work.
"It is just super annoying," Vonn said. "Before that I felt very good. I haven't trained a lot of GS over the last weeks as I missed Chile and focused on speeds.
"I was a bit nervous. GS is not my strongest event. I am not as confident as I should be maybe. It took me a couple of gates to come into it. Once I hit the flat, I got in a good rhythm. I started to attack."