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Vonn Shines, Gisele Skips Brady, and the U.S. Open Fan Frenzy
sports19 days ago

Vonn Shines, Gisele Skips Brady, and the U.S. Open Fan Frenzy

OutKick’s Nightcaps column argues against the “fake outrage” over U.S. Open fans booing Wyndham Clark, praising Clark’s handling of the moment after his win at Shinnecock while noting Lindsey Vonn’s knee-rehab comeback from poolside and Gisele Bündchen’s silence on Tom Brady. The piece blends sports commentary with pop-culture moments, highlighting Vonn’s return-to-form appearances around Monaco and the red carpet and framing the fan behavior debate as part of the broader sports-fan culture, rather than a scandal.

via Fox News|
#gisele-bundchen#lindsey-vonn#sports
Lindsey Vonn fights back from crash, mulls 2030 Olympic return
sports2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn fights back from crash, mulls 2030 Olympic return

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.

via PBS|
#comeback#injury#lindsey-vonn
Lindsey Vonn grapples with long road back and retirement decision after Olympic crash
sports2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn grapples with long road back and retirement decision after Olympic crash

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.

via BBC|
#acl#knee-injury#lindsey-vonn
Vonn's Olympic crash leaves a long road to recovery and a cautious ski comeback
sports4 months ago

Vonn's Olympic crash leaves a long road to recovery and a cautious ski comeback

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.

via The New York Times|
#compartment-syndrome#fasciotomy#lindsey-vonn
Vonn credits surgery for saving her left leg after Olympic downhill crash
sports4 months ago

Vonn credits surgery for saving her left leg after Olympic downhill crash

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.

via NBC Sports|
#compartment-syndrome#downhill-skiing#fasciotomy
Lindsey Vonn: Surgeon saved her leg after brutal Olympic downhill crash
sports4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: Surgeon saved her leg after brutal Olympic downhill crash

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.

via The Guardian|
#compartment-syndrome#lindsey-vonn#orthopedic-surgery
Vonn's leg spared by surgery after Olympic crash
sports4 months ago

Vonn's leg spared by surgery after Olympic crash

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.

via CBS News|
#compartment-syndrome#fasciectomy#lindsey-vonn
Lindsey Vonn credits surgeon for saving her leg after Olympic crash
sports4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn credits surgeon for saving her leg after Olympic crash

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.

via CNN|
#compartment-syndrome#fasciotomy#leg-injury
Lindsey Vonn Shows Off X‑Ray After Major Tibia Injury
sports4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn Shows Off X‑Ray After Major Tibia Injury

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.

via HuffPost|
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