US skiing speed queen Lindsey Vonn completed her Olympic alpine skiing training run in Cortina d'Ampezzo just one week after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her left knee.

Vonn had a solid run and was 11th in Friday's downhill training, which had a long interruption due to thick fog. Team-mate Jacqueline Wiles topped the standings with the best time of 1 minute 38.94 seconds. Vonn clocked 1:40.33 minutes.

"She was smart, she didn't go all in. She made a mistake on the bottom, but the rest looked like good skiing. No big risk," said Aksel Lund Svindal, Vonn's coach.

The 41-year-old crashed last Friday at the World Cup downhill and Crans Montana. She also damaged her meniscus and sustained bruises.

"To me, it looked symmetrical. I didn't see any differences (between her) right and left (side) and that's what we were looking for today, so it was good," Svindal said.

Vonn already had a partially artificial right knee when she came out of retirement last season with the aim of winning another Olympic gold on the treacherous Olimpia delle Tofana piste in Cortina.

It is one of her favourite courses where she claimed a first career World Cup podium in third place in 2004 and then went on to win six downhills and six super-g races apiece.

"We're all positive, but she's awesome. She was the first one to say 'this is happening, we're racing,'" Svindal said.

"This felt like race day to me, because it was very important. How she feels today is the confidence that will let her decide how hard she can go."

In the men's downhill training in Bormio, James Crawford of Canada was the fastest with a time of 1:54.95 minutes.

Austria's Daniel Hemetsberger showed up with his face badly bruised after he crashed and lost his helmet during his training run on Thursday.

He had bandages on his nose and cheek, but he still managed the second best time on Friday.

"My face is a bit of a problem because it's swollen under my eye, so my vision is not that good in the left eye. It was more difficult than on other days, but I made it to the finish line, so I'm happy at the moment," he said.

World Cup leader Marco Odermatt was 11th, while Swiss team-mate Franjo von Allmen was seventh.

The men's downhill medal event is on Saturday, while the women's final is on Sunday.

Asked whether Vonn could win the second downhill medal of her career, Svindal said: "You've seen earlier this season, when she skis well, she can win.

"From what I saw today, I think she can. It's gonna be hard, but she could possibly bring that on Sunday."

The opening ceremony for the Milan/Cortina Winter Games is later on Friday, but competition has been underway since Wednesday.

US skiing speed queen Lindsey Vonn completed her Olympic alpine skiing training run in Cortina d'Ampezzo just one week after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her left knee.

Vonn had a solid run and was 11th in Friday's downhill training, which had a long interruption due to thick fog. Team-mate Jacqueline Wiles topped the standings with the best time of 1 minute 38.94 seconds.

The 41-year-old crashed last Friday at the World Cup downhill and Crans Montana. She also damaged her meniscus and sustained bruises.

Vonn already had a partially artificial right knee when she came out of retirement last season with the aim of winning another Olympic gold on the treacherous Olimpia delle Tofana piste in Cortina.

It is one of her favourite courses where she claimed a first career World Cup podium in third place in 2004 and then went on to win six downhills and six super-g races apiece.

The opening ceremony for the Milan/Cortina Winter Games is later on Friday, but competition has been underway since Wednesday.

US skiing speed queen Lindsey Vonn completed her Olympic alpine skiing training run in Cortina d'Ampezzo just one week after rupturing the cruciate ligament in her left knee.

Vonn had a solid run and was 11th in Friday's downhill training, which had a long interruption due to thick fog. Team-mate Jacqueline Wiles topped the standings with the best time of 1 minute 38.94 seconds. Vonn clocked 1:40.33 minutes.

The 41-year-old crashed last Friday at the World Cup downhill and Crans Montana. She also damaged her meniscus and sustained bruises.

Vonn already had a partially artificial right knee when she came out of retirement last season with the aim of winning another Olympic gold on the treacherous Olimpia delle Tofana piste in Cortina.

It is one of her favourite courses where she claimed a first career World Cup podium in third place in 2004 and then went on to win six downhills and six super-g races apiece.

In the men's downhill training in Bormio, James Crawford of Canada was the fastest with a time of 1:54.95 minutes.

Austria's Daniel Hemetsberger showed up with his face badly bruised after he crashed and lost his helmet during his training run on Thursday.

He had bandages on his nose and cheek, but he still managed the second best time on Friday.

"My face is a bit of a problem because it's swollen under my eye, so my vision is not that good in the left eye. It was more difficult than on other days, but I made it to the finish line, so I'm happy at the moment," he said.

World Cup leader Marco Odermatt was 11th, while Swiss team-mate Franjo von Allmen was seventh.

The men's downhill medal event is on Saturday, while the women's final is on Sunday.

The opening ceremony for the Milan/Cortina Winter Games is later on Friday, but competition has been underway since Wednesday.