US EditionLindsey Vonn won't 'close door' on skiing again in Vanity Fair interview
After a partial knee replacement and a major crash at the 2026 Olympics, Vonn faces uncertain recovery but remains open to racing again, despite severe injuries.
- At the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, legendary skier Lindsey Vonn crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run, shattering her tibia, fibula, and ankle.
- Vonn returned to professional skiing at 40 after retiring at 33, motivated by Olympic ambitions and bolstered by holding the top downhill ranking by late January 2026.
- Surgeon Hackett performed a six-hour procedure at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado to address compartment syndrome, while critics called her Olympic attempt "reckless" and "taking a spot from somebody else."
- While Vonn calls her post-retirement life "amazing," she acknowledges that moving on remains a universal struggle for elite athletes forced to abandon their craft.
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"I screamed out of my throat, "Get me out of here! It just didn't want to slow down. It didn't stop. It burned deep into my brain. " Words that go under my skin – and with which Lindsey Vonn tries to convey to her fans how their dramatic fall at the Olympic descent in Cortina and especially the days after that had felt ... Vonn had gone to the Olympic Games despite a cruciate ligament crack. Instead of rewarding her courage with the gold medal, …
Will Lindsey Vonn ever ski again? 'I don't like to close the door on anything'
It’s been a long road for Lindsey Vonn, and she doesn’t think she’s reached the end of it quite yet. The American alpine skiing legend opened up to Vanity Fair in her first interview since an Olympic crash that nearly cost her her leg. “I was number one in the world, and potentially on my way to an Olympic medal,” Vonn said. “Now I’m in a wheelchair.” The 41-year-old was in the midst of an improbable comeback story ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortin…
The American skiing superstar, who suffered a dramatic accident at the Olympics, gave his first long interview. But he said the 13 seconds he spent on the slope were very good.
Ski Star Lindsey Vonn About Her Serious Accident: "I Screamed Out of My Throat: Get Me Out of Here!"
Skier Lindsey Vonn describes in detail the first hours after her fall at the Winter Olympics. She almost took her time in intensive care.
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