Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has been hospitalised since her serious crash in the downhill race at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games
Lindsey Vonn is set to undergo another operation on her fractured left leg this Saturday (February 14) at the Italian hospital where she’s currently being treated. She hopes to then “potentially leave and go back home” but tells fans she will need a further surgery in future.
Vonn shared a video message on Instagram on Friday (February 13), following her horror crash in the Olympic downhill race at the Milan Cortina Games.
“Hey guys, I just wanted to give you a little update and say thank you so much to everyone that has been sending me flowers and letters,” expressed Vonn, who also mentioned receiving stuffed animals, including a shark pillow she was using as a headrest in the video.
“It’s just been so amazing and really helped me a lot. It has been quite a hard few days in the hospital here. I’m finally feeling more like myself. I have a long, long way to go. Tomorrow I’ll have another surgery and hopefully that goes well and then I can potentially leave and go back home, at which point I will need another surgery. Still don’t know exactly what that entails yet until I get some better imaging, but it’s kind of where I am right now.”
Vonn is receiving treatment at a hospital in Treviso.
“And yup, that’s a bruise under my eye,” Vonn added in a written note in her post. “Almost gone though!”.
The 41-year-old Vonn suffered a crash 13 seconds into her run during Sunday’s race and was airlifted off the course by helicopter. The American skiing star revealed late Monday that she had sustained a “complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly.”
She revealed on Wednesday that her third operation had been “successful”.
Just nine days prior to Sunday’s accident, Vonn had torn the ACL in her left knee during a separate crash.
Even before that setback, the skiing legend had captured global attention as the heartwarming comeback tale of the Olympics following nearly six years away from competition.
In her most recent update, Vonn shared that she is “very much immobile but I have a lot of friends and family that have been coming to visit.
“I feel very lucky and fortunate to have so many people around me that have really helped me get through this so I just wanted to say thank you and go Team USA,” Vonn said.
“It’s so great to watch and really lifted my spirits. Good job, team, and keep crushing it. I’ll check in with you guys when I can.”