Lindsey Vonn (USA) suffered a hard crash during the Olympic women's downhill on Sunday in Cortina.

Moments into her run, she clipped a race gate and lost her balance. She fell hard on the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre snow and tumbled down the piste until coming to a stop.

A course hold was put into place and medical personnel rushed to attend to the 41-year-old.

After about 15 minutes, Vonn was airlifted off the slope for further evaluation.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard provided a statement on Vonn:

"Lindsey Vonn fell in the Olympic downhill and will be evaluated by medical staff."