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It’s clear that Lindsey Vonn has a long road ahead of her.
During one of her first races at the Milan Cortina Olympics earlier this month, following a torn anterior cruciate ligament she suffered a week before the Games, Vonn fell, resulting in a compound fracture of her leg.
The 41-year-old was hoping to have equipment around her neck, but instead it is now inside her body.
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Lindsey Vonn races down the course during official women’s alpine skiing training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Vonn underwent her fifth surgery on Thursday — this one accompanied by “lots of plates and screws” that lasted more than six hours, she announced on Instagram.
“I made it through surgery…it took a little over 6 hours. As you can see it took a lot of plates and screws to put back together, but Dr. Hackett did an amazing job. Thanks Dr. Viola for the surgical assistance too!!” Vonn posted.
“With the extent of the trauma, I struggled a bit after the surgery and haven’t been able to leave the hospital yet…I’m almost there. Baby steps. That will soon explain the injury and what it all means.”
Lindsey Vonn of the United States arrives at the finish area of a women’s downhill alpine skiing practice at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Vonn posted a video of herself being carried into another room and photos of X-rays with the plates and screws.
Vonn recently revealed that her beloved dog of 13 years, Leo, died the day after his accident.
“I said goodbye to my big boy as I lay in my hospital bed,” Vonn wrote on
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)
Vonn, 41, had to be airlifted from an Italian mountain during a frightening scene during her downhill competition. She returned to the United States earlier this week.
