Canada's Grenier part of 3-way tie for bronze as Shiffrin crashes at Cortina downhill

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier held her nerve after Mikaela Shiffrin and a host of other skiers crashed to win a World Cup downhill Friday on the course that will be used for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in two years.

Shiffrin crashed into the safety nets after losing control while landing a jump on the upper portion of the course. She was helped off the course with her left boot raised off the snow.

Starting after Shiffrin and fellow former overall champion Federica Brignone went down, as well as Olympic champion Corinne Suter, Venier was able to deal with the challenging terrain on the Olympia delle Tofane course.

The bronze marks Grenier's second podium appearance of the season after winning gold in a giant slalom in Slovenia. The 27-year-old from St. Isidore, Ont., broke through last season with her first two World Cup medals.

It was Venier's eighth career World Cup win.

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Shiffrin's arms were flailing as she landed in a patch of soft snow. The American, who has a record 95 World Cup wins, then slammed into the net at high speed and rebounded back onto the snow.

Medics tended to Shiffrin immediately and she eventually got up and limped away for more care.

Shiffrin's team says she was "taken by ambulance to the clinic in Cortina and is being evaluated for a left leg injury."

Brignone crashed shortly after the race resumed following a delay because of Shiffrin's fall. But Brignone got right up and proceeded to ski down. She was unhurt.

Then Suter pulled up midway down her run with an apparent injury. Suter sat and clutched her left knee.

Michelle Gisin, a two-time Olympic champion, also crashed later on but appeared to avoid serious injury.

The race was held