Lindsey Vonn Undergoes Surgery for Complex Tibia Fracture After Olympic Downhill Crash

Overview

• The 41-year-old was airlifted from Cortina to Treviso and operated the same day by local surgeons, with members of her personal medical team assisting.
• Vonn described the injury as a complex tibia fracture and said it will require multiple surgeries, with media reports indicating a second procedure has already occurred.
• She remains hospitalized in stable condition as specialists note complex tibia fractures typically require eight to ten months before a return to snow.
• Her father, Alan Kildow, told AP she will not race again, though doctors emphasize only that an elite-level comeback is uncertain.
• IOC officials said the call to start was hers with her team after she chose to race nine days after tearing the ACL in her left knee.