VAL D'ISERE – VAL D'Corinne Suter won the season-opening women's World Cup downhill race Friday and Nicole Schmidhofer was injured in a high-speed crash that sent her through the safety fencing.Descending at more than 100 kph (62 mph) near the end of her run, Schmidhofer lost control after landing a jump and while approaching a right turn.
When she veered off the course, the sharp edges of her skis cut through the safety netting.The Austrian landed out of view of TV cameras.
She received medical help on the scene and was transported off the hill on a sled about 15 minutes later.Austrian women's team head coach Christian Mitter said Schmidhofer hurt her left knee and had abrasions on her face.