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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 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 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.
Lindsey Vonn shared an X-ray image after undergoing her sixth surgery (a six-hour procedure) following a severe crash at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games that left her tibia fractured. She said recovery has been slow and painful but is back in the United States as she continues treatment, with hopes of returning to the slopes one day despite a long road ahead.
Lindsey Vonn has returned to the United States after fracturing her tibia and rupturing her ACL in a Winter Olympics crash. She’s undergone multiple surgeries, remains immobile in a hospital bed, and is not yet able to stand as she begins a lengthy recovery plan.
Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to the United States for additional surgeries after a crash in the Olympic downhill; the U.S. Ski Team says she remains stable, with medical staff coordinating her return for treatment of a complex left tibia fracture.
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn posted a self-recorded video from her hospital bed saying she has a long road ahead after suffering a complex tibia fracture in the Cortina crash; she has already undergone three surgeries and will have two more (one planned soon and another after returning home) as doctors continue imaging and treatment, while she thanks supporters, praises the medical staff, and vows to keep fans updated and cheer Team USA.