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Lindsey Vonn was aiming for Olympic gold last month in Italy, but an accident led to five surgeries that saved her leg from being amputated.
In one of his first races in the Milan Cortina Olympic GamesFresh off a torn ACL she suffered a week before the Games, Vonn fell, resulting in a compound fracture of her leg.
Vonn also required a blood transfusion due to the amount of blood lost during the surgeries, including one that required “a lot of plates and screws” and lasted nearly six hours.
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Lindsey Vonn speeds down the track during official women’s alpine skiing training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
But in an interview with Vanity Fair, Vonn left the door open to returning to the mountain.
“I don’t like to close the door on anything, because you never know what’s going to happen,” Vonn said. “It’s hard to tell with this injury. It’s so fucked up.”
Vonn initially retired in 2019, but announced nearly six years later that she would return. He made the Olympic team and returned to regular form.
Team USA’s Lindsey Vonn crashes during the women’s downhill on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tofane Alpine Ski Center on February 8, 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (IOC via Getty Images)
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That’s why she’s not ready to officially quit.
“I really feel like it was a horrible last run to finish my race. I only did 13 seconds. But it was a really good 13 seconds,” he added.
Vonn’s skis did not release during the accident, which likely made the injury worse than it needed to be. Vanity Fair noted that Vonn “spends almost all of her time in rehab,” including two hours of physical therapy and another two hours in a hyperbaric chamber, all before ever doing an official workout.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States is airlifted after an accident during a women’s alpine ski race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
If Vonn chooses to call it, she will remain one of the most decorated skiers of all time, winning an Olympic gold in 2010 and two world championships, as well as owning 84 World Cup victories.
