Lindsey Vonn gave an update on how she’s recovering after crashing during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The skier, 41, shared new details with her fans about how she’s bouncing back after sustaining a left tibia fracture during her Olympic downhill event on February 8.
“Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week,” she wrote via X on Monday, February 16. “Been in a hospital bed immobile since my race,” she added. “And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing ❤️🇺🇸 #imhome.” Vonn concluded her post by thanking the Milan hospital workers. “Huge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me.”
Her fans were quick to support her in the comments section. “Sorry for the grueling rehab regimen you are about to embark on. Wish you nothing but great success going forward,” one wrote, while another added, “We are proud of you Lindsey.” A third gushed, “Thank you for representing USA so proudly!!! You’re a champion.”
Vonn previously opened up about undergoing her fourth surgery following her crash during the women’s downhill run. “Surgery went well today!” she wrote via X. “Thankfully, I will be able to finally go back to the US! Once I’m back I will give you more updates and info about my injury… But until then, as I sit here in my bed reflecting, I have a few thoughts I’d like to share.”
The athlete continued, “I have been reading a lot of messages and comments saying that what has happened to me makes them sad. Please, don’t be sad. Empathy, love and support I welcome with an open heart, but please not sadness and sympathy.” She went on to say that she “chose to take a risk” and ski knowing the “potential consequences” after tearing her ACL just days before the Olympics started. “Every skier in that starting gate took the same risk. Because even if you are the strongest person in the world, the mountain always holds the cards.”
On January 30, only nine days before the Olympics, Vonn was competing in a World Cup race in Switzerland when she tore her ACL.
Two days later, Vonn announced via Instagram that she was still planning to race without her ACL intact at the Olympics. “After extensive consultations with doctors, intense therapy, physical tests as well as skiing today, I have determined I am capable of competing in the Olympic Downhill on Sunday,” she said.
On February 8, Vonn took the slope and crashed 13 seconds into the race. She was airlifted off of the course and taken to an Italian hospital, where she underwent an “orthopedic operation to stabilize a fracture reported in her left leg” and was “treated by a multidisciplinary team,” per a statement released by the Ca’ Foncello hospital.
One day after her crash, Vonn explained exactly what went wrong during her race via Instagram. “I was simply 5 inches too tight on my line when my right arm hooked inside of the gate, twisting me and resulted in my crash,” she shared. “My ACL and past injuries had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever. Unfortunately, I sustained a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly.”
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