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Injured Lindsey Vonn Hits the Catwalk Instead of the Slopes

<p>Downhill champ takes part in New York Fashion Week.</p>
Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn raises her crutches as she presents a creation by Cynthia Rowley for the The Heart Truth Fall 2014 collection during New York Fashion Week February 6, 2014.
Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn raises her crutches as she presents a creation by Cynthia Rowley for the The Heart Truth Fall 2014 collection during New York Fashion Week February 6, 2014. JOSHUA LOTT / Reuters

Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn, who had to withdraw from the Sochi Games because of a knee injury, hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week Thursday night to highlight the Go Red campaign to end heart disease in women.

Vonn, who was wearing a creation by Cynthia Rowley for the The Heart Truth Fall 2014 collection, held her crutches aloft to acknowledge the crowd and later took to Twitter to thank supporters.