Overview
- Lindsey Vonn, in a Vanity Fair interview published Thursday, described how Team USA physician Dr. Tom Hackett performed an emergency fasciotomy to relieve acute compartment syndrome that threatened her left leg.
- Doctors carried out at least five surgeries, including a nearly six-hour reconstruction with plates and screws, and she received a blood transfusion due to significant blood loss.
- Back home in Park City since March 1, she follows a daily routine of physical therapy, hyperbaric chamber sessions, and gym work, with family posts showing wheelchair mobility and upper‑body workouts.
- Vonn says she will not close the door on racing again and stresses she does not want her career remembered for the 13‑second run that ended in the crash.
- The 41‑year‑old had torn her left ACL nine days before the downhill and later said her skis failed to release in the fall, while supporters from sports and royalty sent letters as doctors outlined months of healing before any decision on a comeback.