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Lindsey Vonn prepped for the 2026 Met Gala with the Pure Daily Care NuDerma High Frequency Wand, using its Tongue Tube, Mushroom Tube and Y-Shape Tube on her under-eye area, cheeks and neck to boost circulation and oxygenate skin for a luminous, “snatched” look that complemented her marble-inspired Thom Browne gown.
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn attends the Met Gala and realizes her fame extends beyond sports, navigating a star-studded night and highlighting how athletes intersect with celebrity culture at fashion’s biggest event.
Lindsey Vonn, the U.S. skiing legend, returned in 2024 at age 40 to become the oldest World Cup winner, but a February downhill crash in Italy left her with a broken leg and multiple fractures, prompting five surgeries. She’s in slow but steady recovery, doing about 12 hours of rehab daily, currently on crutches and sometimes wheelchair-bound, and continuing public updates and her Invivyd antibody-awareness campaign. She hasn’t ruled out a 2030 Olympic bid, saying she’ll only return if she’s healthy and competitive.
Lindsey Vonn says she’s still in 'survival mode' after a brutal Olympic crash left her with a complex tibia fracture and an ACL tear. She faces one more surgery to remove hardware and replace the ACL, followed by about 18 months of recovery before she could be back to full training. She won’t rush a retirement decision, acknowledging the long, uncertain road ahead after a career that has already included a return from retirement.
Lindsey Vonn says she’s not retiring after a terrifying Milan Olympics crash that nearly cost her leg, insisting she’ll decide her future on her own terms and is focused on rehab and life beyond skiing.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, rejects retirement after a severe leg injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics, brushing off her father’s public plea to retire and saying she’ll decide her future once she’s recovered—she may race again, or not, in time.
Lindsey Vonn disclosed that a Feb. 8 crash at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics caused a complex tibia fracture and a rare compartment syndrome, a condition that nearly led to leg amputation and required emergency surgery.
Lindsey Vonn suffered a high‑speed crash in Cortina that left her with a complex tibial fracture, fibula head fracture, a knee joint involvement, and compartment syndrome, requiring a fasciotomy and external fixator; she’s undergone multiple surgeries and faces a long rehab—likely around a year before returning to elite skiing, with continued risks of stiffness, pain, and possible hardware removal, but a comeback isn’t impossible given her conditioning.
Lindsey Vonn says a Milan Cortina Olympic downhill crash caused compartment syndrome that nearly cost her left leg; surgeon Tom Hackett performed a fasciotomy to save it. After multiple surgeries, a hospital transfusion, and a period in a wheelchair during rehab, she expects about a year for the bones to heal before ACL repair, and she remains committed to her comeback.
Lindsey Vonn says a brutal Winter Olympics downhill crash left her with a complex left tibia fracture and compartment syndrome, nearly causing amputation. Surgeon Dr. Tom Hackett performed a life-saving procedure in Italy, and she was later flown to the U.S. for additional surgeries. She’s now out of the hospital and into a hotel stay, with an expected roughly year-long recovery for bone healing and future decisions on hardware removal and ACL repair, while she says she has no regrets about competing at her age.
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn says a fasciectomy saved her leg from amputation after crashing at the 2026 Winter Olympics; she endured a complex tibia fracture, ankle injuries, a blood transfusion and compartment syndrome, spent nearly two weeks immobile in hospital, and is now out and focusing on rehab with bone healing expected to take about a year and possible future surgery to remove hardware and repair her ACL.
Lindsey Vonn says her surgeon saved her leg from amputation after a severe crash at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. She suffered multiple fractures, a torn ACL and a broken ankle, and developed compartment syndrome, which required a six-hour fasciotomy. After two weeks in hospital, she’s been moved to a hotel and faces a lengthy recovery—bone healing could take about a year before ACL reconstruction—yet she remains determined, thanking surgeon Dr. Tom Hackett for saving her leg.
Lindsey Vonn said doctors saved her left leg with surgery after a crash in the 2026 Winter Olympics downhill event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, narrowly averting possible amputation.
Lindsey Vonn shared an X‑ray showing extensive hardware in her leg from a complex tibia fracture she suffered during a downhill crash at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, detailing a lengthy recovery and multiple surgeries as she contemplates a comeback at 41; she had ruptured her ACL days before the Games and also mourned the death of her dog Leo during the tough period.
Lindsey Vonn revealed that her most recent operation, a little over six hours long, was successful as she continues a slow recovery from a tibia fracture sustained in a brutal downhill crash at Milano Cortina 2026; the 41-year-old has already undergone five procedures in 10 days and remains in hospital, hopeful to be discharged soon while facing significant pain and an uncertain return timeline for future competition.