Lindsey Vonn unbroken: Olympic ski legend opens up on rehab after crash
Lindsey Vonn needs one more surgery following the horrific crash that ended her Olympics return in 2026. She details her post-Games whirlwind.
Lindsey Vonn cannot be broken. Her bones and other body parts, yes. But her spirit and resilience remains unshakeable.
It's been two months since her horrific crash during the downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics, which left her with a compound fracture and tibial plateau fracture in her left leg, as well as a broken right ankle. Though she is still on crutches — she should be off them with in the month — she's starting to resume a normal life. She was able to travel to Los Angeles this week, and being around people again has been wonderful, she said.
There are still moments of sadness and pain and disappointment, but Vonn is determined to keep forging ahead. Just as she always has. "Because I've been through so much, I think that it's allowed me to keep fighting and keep a good perspective," Vonn told USA TODAY Sports on April 7.
"And while I do get very low at times, I think I can still see the light at the end of the tunnel. I can still try to keep that positive mindset. "I don't know where my life will take me going forward, but I do know that I just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other and I will find my way to whatever path that I end up going down.