By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn’s bid to race downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics days after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) would be extraordinary but not impossible,

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Vonn was briefly felled by a bruised hip after crashing during a downhill training session at the 2006 Olympics. She was airlifted via helicopter off the mountain in Torino, being examined for her wounds — which also included a bruised thigh and aching back — at a local hospital.