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Lindsey Vonn Says Sister Karin Kildow Tore ACL as Both Begin Rehab After Olympic Crash

A fasciotomy likely saved Vonn’s leg, with roughly a year of bone healing expected before any ACL surgery.

Overview

  • Lindsey Vonn posted Instagram video showing Karin Kildow on crutches with a knee brace and welcomed her as “Patient No. 2” to their shared rehab.
  • Social-media clips show the sisters working together on early therapy, while how Kildow injured her knee remains unreported.
  • Vonn’s Olympic crash caused a complex tibia fracture and other damage that required multiple surgeries, including an emergency fasciotomy.
  • She had torn her ACL days before the Games, so surgeons plan to address ligament repair only after the fracture fully heals.
  • Vonn says she is focused on recovery and not ready to discuss her skiing future, despite her father telling the Associated Press he believes her career is over.