It’s been a brutal stretch for Lindsey Vonn. The Team USA skiing superstar suffered a torn ACL before the 2026 Winter Olympics, but still decided to compete in the Milan-Cortina Games.
Unfortunately, Vonn’s Olympic run ended with a devastating crash, and she suffered a complex tibia fracture.
Since the crash, Vonn has undergone several surgeries to stabilize the bone and treat severe tissue damage. After her fourth surgery, Vonn finally received some good news.
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Vonn took to social media over the weekend to share a positive update and revealed she has been cleared to return to the United States.
“Surgery went well today! 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,” Vonn began her post on Instagram.
“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 or sympathy. I hope instead it gives you strength to keep fighting, because that is what I am doing and that is what I will continue to do. Always.”
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Keeping her head up
The 41-year-old Vonn asked her followers not to feel sad about the way her Olympic run ended, and she vowed to one day return to the top of the mountain.
“Please, don’t feel sad. The ride was worth the fall,” Vonn concluded. “When I close my eyes at night, I don’t have regret,s and the love I have for skiing remains. I am still looking forward to the moment when I can stand on the top of the mountain once more. And I will.”
Vonn is no stranger to adversity throughout her career, and there is no doubt that the 2010 Vancouver Olympics gold medalist will be able to battle through her latest setback. We wish Vonn a full and speedy recovery.
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