Overview
- Vonn crashed 13 seconds into the Olympic women's downhill on Feb. 8 and was airlifted from the course with a complex tibia fracture and a torn ACL.
- Team USA surgeon Dr. Tom Hackett performed emergency fasciotomy surgery to relieve compartment syndrome and the operation is credited with preventing amputation.
- She spent months in a wheelchair and on crutches and only recently regained the ability to walk unassisted after about three and a half months.
- Vonn says her ankle remains broken, she currently has no ACL, and she plans staged surgery to remove metal from her leg followed by ACL reconstruction.
- Her recovery is expected to be slow with bone healing taking roughly a year, leaving her undecided about a return to elite racing after a high‑profile comeback that began in 2024.