Overview
- Lindsey Vonn said her latest procedure in the United States lasted a little over six hours and required numerous plates and screws, sharing X‑rays with the caption, “I’m bionic for real now.”
- She reported severe post‑operative pain and said she has not yet been cleared to leave the hospital, though she hopes to be discharged soon.
- Vonn previously spent about a week in an Italian hospital after the Feb. 8 crash, undergoing at least four surgeries before being flown home around Feb. 17.
- The crash occurred early in her downhill run in Cortina d’Ampezzo, leading to an airlift from the course; questions over equipment release during the fall have been noted in coverage.
- Doctors and injury specialists describe a long, uncertain recovery with potential additional procedures, while Vonn addressed critics in a new post defending her decision to compete after a pre‑Games ACL rupture.