Lindsey Vonn Has Surgery After Olympic Crash: Complex Tibia Fracture Will Require Multiple Operations

Overview

• Vonn crashed roughly 13 seconds into the Milano–Cortina downhill, drawing immediate medical attention on the finish slope.
• Hospital Ca’ Foncello said she underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilize the left‑leg fracture after being flown in by rescue helicopter.
• Vonn wrote on social media that she sustained a complex fracture of the left tibia that will need multiple surgeries and said she had no regrets about racing.
• A Reuters‑cited source said she was being monitored in intensive care and not believed to be in life‑threatening condition.
• The race resumed about 20 minutes later and was won by Breezy Johnson, with Emma Aicher taking silver and Sofia Goggia bronze.