{"id":3046,"date":"2026-02-08T22:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2026-02-08T22:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:01:46","slug":"hospital-issues-new-update-on-lindsey-vonn-as-team-usa-chief-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=3046","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Issues New Update on Lindsey Vonn as Team USA Chief Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lindsey Vonn suffered a fractured left leg as a result of her horror crash in the women’s downhill final at the Winter Olympics, the hospital treating her have stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vonn crashed out of the women’s downhill event in Cortina after her right ski pole clipped an outside gate shortly before the first timing point.<\/p>\n

The contact forced the 2010 Olympic champion off balance, and resulted in her hitting the ground hard before tumbling down the course.<\/p>\n

She was subsequently airlifted to hospital via medical helicopter after receiving treatment on-site.<\/p>\n

Vonn was attempting to become the oldest skier, man or woman, to win an\u00a0Olympic<\/a>\u00a0medal in alpine skiing.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old had already made the remarkable decision to compete in the downhill final just nine days after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during a crash at a World Cup event.<\/p>\n

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Vonn completed two training runs before competing in the women’s downhill final (Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

After her crash on Sunday, the US Ski and Snowboard Team\u00a0issued a statement<\/a>\u00a0confirming that Vonn was in a ‘stable condition’ and undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n

She was transported to the Ca’ Foncello Hospital in Cortina, with\u00a0Sky Sports reporter Geraint Thomas<\/a>\u00a0claiming there were initial concerns that she may have to be airlifted to a bigger facility near the city of Verona.<\/p>\n

The hospital have now released a statement confirming that Vonn has undergone an ‘orthopaedic operation’ to a stabilise a left leg fracture.<\/p>\n

They add that she is being treated by a ‘multidisciplinary team’.<\/p>\n

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Vonn came out of retirement after six years in 2024 (Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Chief of sport for US Ski and Snowboard, Anouk Patty, has stated that Vonn will be ‘OK’ but anticipates a lengthy recovery process for the skiing legend.<\/p>\n

“She’ll be OK, but it’s going to be a bit of a process,” Patty told reporters.<\/p>\n

“This sport’s brutal and people need to remember when they’re watching, these athletes are throwing themselves down a mountain and going really, really fast.”<\/p>\n

Vonn’s US team-mate, Breezy Johnson, won gold in the women’s downhill after the event was paused for around 20 minutes following the crash.<\/p>\n

She told reporters that, according to her coach, Vonn had been ‘cheering for me’ from the medical helicopter.<\/p>\n

“Her coach said she was cheering for me in the helicopter, so I hope for the best for her,” Johnson said (via\u00a0People<\/a>).<\/p>\n

“I hope that it’s not too bad. My heart aches for her. It’s such a brutal sport sometimes.<\/p>\n

“It can hurt you so badly but you keep coming back for more.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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