Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery for leg fracture after hard crash during Olympic run

Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery after Olympic downhill fall

Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery on a fractured left leg after a heavy crash during the women’s downhill final at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, with doctors confirming her condition is stable. The 41-year-old American skier fell just 13 seconds into her run on the Olimpia delle Tofane course in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Her right arm struck a gate at high speed, sending her out of control and down the slope. Medical staff treated her on th…

Alpine skier Vonn has surgery on leg after crash at Olympics | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO/TREVISO, Italy >> U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn had surgery on a broken leg in an Italian hospital after her audacious bid to win Olympic downhill gold with a ruptured knee ligament ended in a horrific crash after 13 seconds on Sunday.

Lindsey Vonn crashes during Olympic women’s downhill race, has surgery on left leg

The three-time Olympic medalist was off-balance after her first jump and clipped a gate 13.4 seconds into her run.

Hospital Reveals New Details After Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic Crash

Olympic officials and fans received their clearest medical picture yet of Lindsey Vonn’s condition after her terrifying downhill crash, as a Reuters report confirmed the U.S. ski icon underwent surgery following the high-speed accident at the Winter Games.According to the report, hospital officials said a helicopter transported Vonn from Cortina d’Ampezzo to Ca’ Foncello Hospital in the northern Italian city of Treviso, where doctors provided or…

Luck Finally Failed Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn had dreams, and hers had a definite expiration date. She had one last legitimate crack at an Olympic downhill medal because she is 41 years old, and she had to be perfect because the infrastructure of her knees seemed to have just celebrated their 70th birthdays. It was a romantic tale, one hailing the echoes of past greatness in the face of medical imperatives, and it would be a commercial and social bonanza if she could pull it of…

Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Devastating Crash in Women’s Downhill at 2026 Olympics - Real News Now

Lindsey Vonn’s dramatic Olympic comeback ended in tragedy Sunday after a brutal crash during the women’s downhill event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The 41-year-old skiing legend lost control shortly after launching off a roll near the top of the course, crashing hard just moments into her run. Vonn, who had torn her ACL just weeks before but insisted on competing after two training runs, remained down on the snow as medics rushed in. A stunned …