Lindsey Vonn considering return to skiing: 'I never got a final run'
In an interview with NBC's "Today" show, skiing icon Lindsey Vonn discusses her painful recovery from broken leg, possible return to competition.
Despite a devastating crash at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics that fractured her tibia and nearly forced doctors to amputate her leg , Lindsey Vonn is still contemplating a return to competitive skiing. "I mean, much to my family’s dismay, yes," the 41-year-old Vonn said in a Tuesday, April 7 interview on NBC's "Today" show. "I think it’s just something that – I mean, I’ve been, like I said, so isolated and not able to really live life outside of skiing.
" Vonn was competing at the Winter Olympics just nine days after she tore her ACL in the same left leg during a World Cup event. However, the crash came when she hooked a gate in the women's downhill and was unrelated to her knee injury. Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist, previously retired from skiing in 2019 due to injuries.
But she returned to the sport in 2024 and was back in top form, leading the World Cup standings in the downhill heading into the Olympics. Vonn said she's currently undergoing extensive physical therapy, even though she isn't sure whether or not she'll ever ski again. "I can move on," Vonn said.
"I mean, it’s not a question of can I. I already have, you know? And I already retired for six years.