Overview
- Vonn reported that Saturday’s procedure enables her to travel home, with at least one additional surgery expected in the United States.
- She sustained a complex left tibia fracture after catching a gate 13 seconds into the Olympic downhill and was airlifted from the course.
- The American star chose to race despite a ruptured left ACL suffered in a Jan. 30 training crash.
- In messages to fans, she urged support rather than sympathy and wrote that she has no regrets, saying, “The ride was worth the fall.”
- Her long-term recovery outlook remains uncertain following multiple surgeries in Italy during a closely watched comeback season.