Lindsey Vonn 's comeback to the World Cup skiing circuit was put on hold Friday as she faces a race against time to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics . The American superstar was set to return to competitive action at Beaver Creak next week , but suffered a major setback in training in Colorado Tuesday when she suffered a partial tear of one of her reconstructed knee ligaments . `` While her rehab is progressing , she is not at a point where she will be able to ski next week and is unfortunately withdrawing from the race at Beaver Creek , '' spokesman Lewis Kay said . `` She will continue to do therapy with an eye at racing in Lake Louise , '' he added . That event takes place on the weekend of December 6-8 with two downhills and a giant slalom on the program . Vonn , the reigning Olympic champion in downhill , is focused on defending her title in the Sochi Games which start on February 7 , hoping to emulate the feat of compatriot Picabo Street at the 1998 Games in Nagano . She suffered the original injury in a crashing fall at the world championships in Austria last February and has been receiving treatment from Colarodo-based orthopedic surgeon Bill Sterett . `` Lindsey is recovering very quickly from abrasions to her face and contusions to her shoulder blade , '' Sterett reported in comments released through Kay . `` Beyond that , she has a stable knee with an MRI finding of a partial tear of her ACL graft . With therapy , she is progressing well while not losing any of the strength she worked so hard to achieve . '' The 29-year-old Vonn is a four-time overall World Cup champion and has won two golds at the world championship in a glittering career on the slopes .
Lindsey also pulls out of the race next season . Has fresh injury problem with fall in Colorado in 2013 . Underwent reconstructive surgery to right knee earlier this year . Bidding to the Olympic downhill title in February 2014 .