Lindsey Vonn receives global support after fall at Milan-Cortina Olympics
After suffering an injury at Milan Cortina 2026, Lindsey Vonn was encouraged by messages of support from fans, athletes and the young girls she inspired.
- Lindsey Vonn is still recovering from a tragic accident at the Milan-Cortina Olympics two months ago.
- Despite the physical and emotional challenges of recovery, Vonn remains determined and positive.
- The skier will be off his crutches and undergo another surgery within a month.
Lindsey Vonn is unbreakable.
Her bones and other body parts do. But her spirit and resilience remain unwavering.
Two months have passed since the tragic downhill accident at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, in which he suffered a compound fracture in his left foot, a fractured tibial plateau, and a fracture in his right ankle. She is still on crutches, which she should be off by the end of this month, but she is starting to return to a normal life. She was able to travel to Los Angeles this week, and she said it was great to be around people again.
Although there are still moments of sadness, pain and disappointment, Bon is determined to keep moving forward. Just like she always did.
“I think it’s helped me keep fighting and keep a good perspective because I’ve been through so much,” Vonn told USA TODAY Sports on April 7.
“I don’t know where my life is going to take me in the future, but I know what path I’ll end up on if I just keep putting one foot in front of the other.”
Vonn, 41, has undergone five surgeries since the February 8 accident, including a fasciotomy to save her left leg, which had developed compartment syndrome. She was hospitalized for about two weeks, first in Treviso, Italy, then in Colorado, and said it would take about a year for her injuries to fully heal.
She has been rehabbing diligently and will have all the hardware removed from her leg and undergo another surgery to repair her left ACL, which she tore just before the competition.
“Honestly, I haven’t processed[the accident]yet because I was so focused on the surgery and rehabilitation and I was kind of in survival mode. I haven’t had a lot of time to just sit and reflect. I’m just trying to make sure I can move forward with the things that I love in my life,” said Vonn, who spoke to USA TODAY Sports as part of Invivid’s “Antibodies for Every Body” campaign.
“In some ways, I feel like I’m still waiting to complete the Olympics that I didn’t finish. And in some ways, it feels like it’s so far away that it almost never happened,” she added. “We’re in a strange reality.”
(This story will be updated with additional information from the interview with Vonn.)
