Debbie Armstrong, the women’s giant slalom gold...

Debbie Armstrong, the women’s giant slalom gold medalist in the 1984 Winter Olympic skiing competition, will return to the United States to have her injured knee treated. Armstrong crashed head-on into a safety fence during the final day of training for World Cup downhill races set for today and Saturday at Badgastein, Austria.

Armstrong suffered a tear of the inside ligament of her left knee and probably will require surgery.