Lindsey Vonn Releases Statement Detailing Olympic Crash Injury & Surgery to Come

Lindsey Vonn has now spoken out about the nature of the injuries she sustained while competing at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics. Vonn, who had just days before sustained an injury to her Acl in her left leg, crashed just 13 seconds into her race in the women’s alpine skiing downhill event over the weekend. On Instagram Monday (February 9), she shared a photo of herself on the slopes shortly before the crash and detailed how she fell and what she’s facing in the way of recovery. “Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would. It wasn’t a storybook ending or a fairy [tale], it was just life.