Vonn was hurt during a crash last week at the world championships in Schladming, Austria.
In other Olympic news:
* American Ted Ligety won his second gold medal at the world ski championships in Schladming, Austria, adding the super-combined to the super-G title he won earlier in the competition. On Friday, he will defend his 2011 title in the giant slalom.
* Russian figure skating star Evgeny Plushenko wants a television commentator to be charged with libel after expressing doubts about reports that the 2006 Olympic champion underwent spinal surgery. Plushenko, 30, has vowed to seek another medal at next year's Sochi Olympics in his home country, but has been plagued by injuries.
Plushenko withdrew from last month's European Championships, and coach Alexei Mishin later said he had disk-replacement surgery in Israel. Some Israeli media questioned that claim, saying no patients named Plushenko could be found at local hospitals. During a weekend broadcast of the Four Continents tournament, Eurosport commentator Andrei Zhurankov noted the reports and said he suspected there was no operation.
Philly File *
Temple running back Montel Harris has been selected to participate in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Feb. 20-26.
* Temple senior guard Khalif Wyatt and Villanova senior forward Laura Sweeney were named Big 5 players of the week. Wyatt also was selected as the Atlantic 10 player of the week.
Sport Stops *
Dennis Erickson, 65, who won two national championships at Miami, is coming out of retirement to become the co-offensive coordinator at Utah.
* Thierry Henry, a former Arsenal and Barcelona star now with the New York Red Bulls, of MLS, wants officials to deduct points in the standings from European teams whose fans racially abuse players. Several players have been targets of abuse from fans in in recent weeks.
* Penn State tackle Garry Gilliam was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, meaning he can play in 2013 and '14.
Gilliam played tight end in 2010 and '12 after redshirting his freshman season. He sustained a torn ACL in the fifth game of the 2010 season and missed all of 2011. An infection delayed his surgery and rehabilitation. In eight starts last season, Gilliam had seven receptions for 65 yards. After the season, the 6-6, 290-pound Gilliam was moved to tackle, as the Nittany Lions lost two offensive-line starters to graduation but return three tight ends.
