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Lindsey Vonn Has Third Surgery After Olympic Downhill Crash

She says a small line error, not her torn ACL, caused the crash.

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.