Overview
- Vonn appeared at a pre‑Met Gala party in New York on crutches as she readies a public rehab milestone.
- She plans to try her first steps without crutches on the Met Museum stairs at Monday’s gala, calling the goal her light at the end of the tunnel.
- The February 8 crash in Cortina left her with complex fractures to her tibia, fibular head, and tibial plateau, plus a torn ACL, and doctors briefly weighed amputation.
- She has undergone eight surgeries so far and still expects at least one more operation to repair the torn ACL.
- She says she remains in survival mode and has not decided on a return to racing, noting any comeback would be at least 18 months away.