US EditionLindsey Vonn Back in US Following Olympic Downhill Crash
Vonn underwent four surgeries in Italy after a complex tibia fracture from a high-speed crash at the Olympics and faces more surgery after returning home, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Lindsey Vonn announced she returned to the United States after her fourth surgery for a complex tibia fracture at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Lindsey Vonn hooked the fourth gate with her right arm during her Feb. 8 downhill run at the Tofana Alpine Skiing Center, spinning and tumbling before medics tended to her for about 13 minutes prior to helicopter evacuation.
- Medical updates show multiple surgeries and Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture with four surgeries in Italy and will need at least one more surgery in the United States.
- Vonn's sister Karin Kildow told NBC, `I mean that definitely was the last thing we wanted to see and it happened quick and when that happens, you're just immediately hoping she's okay.`
- Despite the injury, Lindsey Vonn was racing at her fifth and final Olympics after podiuming in all five downhill races this season, winning two, but she remains immobile and faces more surgery in the United States.
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