FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2013 file photo, Lindsey Vonn smiles at the finish area following her training run at the women's World Cup downhill ski event in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Vonn is going to skip the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury. Her personal publicist, Lewis Kay, says in a statement Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, that Vonn "will have surgery shortly." The 29-year-old American won two medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, including a gold in the downhill. She is also a four-time overall World Cup champion and the biggest name in Alpine skiing. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)