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Lindsey Vonn Says Third Surgery Was Successful After Olympic Downhill Crash

Her complex tibia fracture requires multiple procedures with a long rehabilitation expected.

US skier Lindsey Vonn lies in a hospital bed, after she crashed during the Women's Downhill, in Treviso, Italy, in this picture obtained from social media on Wednesday.
Lindsey Vonn inspects the slope before the second official training for the women's downhill event at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre during Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, on February 6, 2026.
Lindsey Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.
Lindsey Vonn

Overview

  • The 41-year-old crashed 13 seconds into the downhill in Cortina, was stretchered off the slope, and was airlifted to a hospital in Treviso.
  • She shared hospital photos showing an external fixator on her left leg and said she is progressing slowly and expects to be okay.
  • Vonn raced despite rupturing her left ACL on January 30 and says that injury did not contribute to the crash.
  • IOC sports director Pierre Ducrey said the decision to compete was made by Vonn and her team.
  • Support has poured in from athletes and celebrities, and competition continued with Breezy Johnson winning downhill gold and Vonn congratulating Federica Brignone on super-G gold.