( CNN ) -- Even if Lindsey Vonn competes at the Olympics in Sochi in February , what kind of form will the four-time World Cup overall champion be in ? Vonn missed a gate in a downhill in Val d'Isere , France on Saturday -- with boyfriend Tiger Woods watching -- and then said her ailing right knee was to blame . She was seeking to become just the second woman -- behind Austria 's Annemarie Moser-Proll -- to win 60 World Cup races . `` I did n't hurt myself more than I 'm already hurt , '' the American told reporters . `` Unfortunately I have no ( anterior cruciate ligament ) and it gave out on me . `` My knee is loose and it 's not stable and that 's the way it 's going to be from here on out . I just have to get used to it . '' The reigning Olympic and World Cup downhill champ hurt the knee at the world championships last February -- she subsequently underwent reconstructive surgery -- and aggravated the problem in a crash in training last month . But Vonn made a quick recovery and placed fifth in a Super-G in Lake Louise , Canada before deciding to skip last week 's races in St. Moritz , Switzerland . `` It 's certainly not the return I had anticipated , '' Vonn said . `` It was Tiger 's first time on a World Cup race and I was really hoping to win my 60th as a present for him . '' Vonn added she would probably only race once or twice more prior to the Olympics in Russia . `` I just need to be more careful of how many races I do , '' she said . `` I 'm at risk of doing more damage to my knee and my meniscus . So I 'm going to play it safe and race really minimal races . '' Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden of Switzerland earned a maiden World Cup victory , beating Slovenia 's Tina Maze by 0.29 seconds and Austria 's Cornelia Huetter by 0.50 seconds . Kaufmann-Abderhalden trails Germany 's Maria Hoefl-Riesch by six points in the downhill standings . Hoefl-Riesch was ninth Saturday . Oh , Canada . Erik Guay has had knee problems of his own -- undergoing surgery in August -- but the Canadian was the fastest in the 50th running of the downhill in Val Gardena , Italy . He bettered Norway 's Kjetil Jansrud by 0.12 seconds and France 's Johan Clarey by 0.24 seconds to claim a fourth World Cup win . Norway 's Aksel Lund Svindal , the current overall leader , and former overall champion Bode Miller of the U.S were fourth and fifth , respectively . Svindal also leads the downhill standings through three races .
Lindsey Vonn misses a gate and ca n't complete a downhill in Val d'Isere , Vonn . France says she is still injured and will likely only take part in one or one races before the World Cup . Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden won the race ahead of Tina Maze . Canada 's Lindsey Vonn wins a men 's downhill in Val Gardena , one of the classics .