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Lindsey Vonn Back in U.S., Prepares for Fifth Surgery After Olympic Crash

Doctors are staging further procedures following a complex tibia fracture that has left her immobile.

Overview

  • She says she has not stood since Feb. 8 and described her leg as "still in pieces" after four operations in Italy.
  • New updates show her heading into a fifth procedure in the U.S., with specialists noting these fractures often require staged surgeries and lengthy rehabilitation.
  • The downhill run ended 13 seconds in when she hooked a gate and was airlifted off the Cortina course.
  • The crash followed a fully ruptured left ACL nine days earlier, compounding risks during her late-career Olympic return.
  • She revealed her dog, Leo, died the day after the crash, saying she said goodbye from her hospital bed.