The skier’s crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics left her with a complex tibia fracture and a rare complication that required ...

Vonn previously shared that she would be wheelchair-bound for "a while" after sustaining a complex tibia fracture and ...

Linsey Vonn's complex tibial fracture from crashing in 2026 Winter Olympics downhill skiing event led to compartment syndrome, putting her leg at risk for amputation.

Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn detailed the extent her ...

Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for conducting a fasciotomy to salvage her leg. “He filleted it open (and) let it breathe, and he saved me,” she ...

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It has been quite the journey, and by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury I’ve ever faced in my entire life,” she said.

Lindsey Vonn shared an update on her health, including how surgery saved her left leg, in an Instagram video Monday morning.

Lindsey Vonn of Team USA was rescued by helicopter after she crashed during the Women's Downhill event during the Winter Olympics on February 8. She's had multiple surgeries since then and is now ...