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Posted: Saturday October 24, 2009 10:53AM; Updated: Saturday October 24, 2009 11:53AM

Hosp crashes in opener, out for season with right knee injury

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Nicole Hosp is out for the season after hurting her knee in the opening race

Hosp had ligament surgery on her right knee after crashing in Saturday's' race

Hosp, the 2007 overall champ, injured her left leg and knee in a January crash

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A rescue helicopter prepares to airlift Nicole Hosp and two medics (bottom center) off the Rettenbach glacier to a hospital in nearby Innsbruck.
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SOELDEN, Austria (AP) -- Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race.

The Austrian team says Hosp was airlifted by helicopter Saturday off the Rettenbach glacier to a hospital in nearby Innsbruck, where she had ligament surgery on her right knee.

Hosp lost control on the upper section of the giant slalom course and slid downhill headfirst for about 50 yards before coming to a stop.

In January, the 2007 overall winner broke the upper part of her shinbone and tore ligaments in her left knee in a crash in Zagreb, Croatia.

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