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Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn revealed Wednesday that she underwent a third surgery on her broken leg following an accident at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
Vonn called the operation “successful” in a post on her Instagram. She shared the update along with photos of her in a hospital bed and a metal frame attached to her leg.
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Lindsey Vonn of the United States in the finish area during women’s downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tofane Alpine Ski Center on February 6, 2026. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters via Imagn Images)
“Today I had my third surgery and it was successful. Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago,” Vonn wrote in the post. “I’m making progress and although it’s slow, I know I’ll be fine.
“Grateful for all the incredible medical staff, friends and family who have been by my side and for the beautiful outpouring of love and support from people around the world. Also, a big congratulations to my teammates and all the athletes on Team USA who are there inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for.”
Superstar athletes, including Naomi Osaka and Shaun White, wished Vonn the best as she begins her recovery and rehabilitation process.
Vonn, 41, was already skiing with a torn ACL, but needed to be airlifted off the mountain in a terrifying scene during the women’s downhill alpine skiing event on Sunday.
Lindsey Vonn of Team USA during course inspection prior to Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games downhill training at the Tofane Alpine Ski Center on February 6, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Daniel Kopatsch/VOIGT/GettyImages)
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Officials at an Italian hospital where Vonn was rushed to after the crash said she underwent surgery to “stabilize a reported fracture in her left leg.” Vonn had said she suffered a “complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to properly repair.”
Before the Games began, many wondered how Vonn would ski with her ACL tear, but she was determined to try to win a medal in her flagship event. His runs on Friday and Saturday went well, but he lost control just seconds into his run on Sunday and things got very serious afterwards.
Vonn said earlier this week that she has no regrets about her decision to compete.
“Although yesterday did not end as I expected, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets. Being at the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget,” she wrote in a separate Instagram post. “Knowing that I was there with a chance to win was a victory in itself. I also knew that running was a risk. It always was and always will be an incredibly dangerous sport.
“And just like ski racing, we take risks in life. We dream. We love. We jump. And sometimes we fall. Sometimes we get our hearts broken. Sometimes we don’t achieve the dreams we know we could have. But that’s also the beauty of life; we can try.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States arrives at the finish area of women’s downhill alpine skiing training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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“I tried. I dreamed. I jumped.”
