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      ZWIESEL, Germany (AP) - Three-time World Cup champion Lindsey
Vonn sustained a concussion when she crashed during practice and
was still unsure Thursday whether she will compete in the final two
races before the world championships.


      Vonn told The Associated Press she will have a medical check
Friday morning before deciding whether to race in a World Cup
slalom hours later. A giant slalom was scheduled for Saturday.


      "The doctor has to clear me for tomorrow. It depends if I have
any symptoms, they are worried about the second impact. Concussions
can be pretty dangerous," Vonn said.


      The American hit her head in a crash Wednesday while practicing
the giant slalom in Austria. On her Facebook page, Vonn described
the "pretty scary crash. ... I hit my head pretty hard."


      "I am definitely sore from my crash but I am definitely feeling
better as far as my head goes, we'll play it by ear tomorrow," she
told the AP. "I didn't ski today just to be safe, to have one more
day before the race, try to be a little bit more healthy."


      Vonn said the soreness was "manageable," and not something
that would prevent her from competing at next week's world
championships, where Vonn will defend her super-G and downhill
titles in Garmisch-Partenkirchen beginning Tuesday.


      "I will definitely be racing at the world championships," she
said. "I crashed or almost crashed many times this season, so it's
not something new. I don't know what's got into me this year. It's
been different mistakes every time. Crashing is part of my job,
part of ski racing."


      Vonn injured her left knee that required a strenuous recovery
after making a major mistake during a downhill in Cortina, Italy,
last month.


      "It's not perfect, but it's definitely better," Vonn said of
her knee. "It's got to the point where it's a very manageable
injury. It may bother me for a week or two, but I'm happy with
it."


      If she is forced to skip the next two races, Vonn could lose
more ground to her friend and rival Maria Riesch of Germany in
their battle for the overall World Cup title. Riesch holds a
145-point lead over the American.
      

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World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn says she
sustained a concussion in a crash during practice and is still not
sure whether she will compete in the final two races before the
world championships.

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