Overview
- Lindsey Vonn reported from her hospital in Treviso that a third operation on her left leg was successful and that her recovery is progressing.
- Doctors are treating a complex tibia fracture that Vonn has said will require multiple surgeries to repair properly.
- The American star crashed 13 seconds into the Cortina downhill, received on-course care, and was airlifted to Treviso for initial stabilization surgery.
- Vonn has stated she has no regrets about racing, emphasizing that the fall resulted from being inches too tight on her line rather than from her recent ACL rupture.
- The IOC said the choice to compete was hers with medical support, while her father, Alan Kildow, has publicly urged that she end her racing career.