Lindsey Vonn shares photos from hospital after Olympic crash

Lindsey Vonn gave fans a look at the first photos from hospital after a heartbreaking accident 2026 Winter Olympics gave rise to a broken leg for the skier.

“Had my 3rd surgery today and it was successful,” Vonn, 41, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, February 11, sharing images from her bed at Ca’ Foncello hospital in Treviso, Italy.

The professional athlete confessed: “Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago,” following her fall in the women’s relegation.

Vonn revealed that “it’s progressing, and even though it’s slow, I know I’m going to be okay.”

She shared three photos with fans, including one of Vonn lying in bed with bars and rods on her left leg after surgery. The second snap showed the skier talking to a doctor with a smile on her face as Vonn appeared to thank the medical team.

Vonn also posted a photo of flowers she received after her accident that filled two racks at the hospital.

“(I’m) thankful for all the amazing medical staff, friends, family, who have been by my side and the beautiful outpouring of love and support from people all over the world,” Vonn continued.

He concluded by giving a shout out to his fellow Olympic hopefuls. “Also, congratulations to my teammates and all the athletes on Team USA who inspire me and give me something to cheer for. ❤️🤍💙,” Vonn added.

Team USA supporters and fans around the world have been following along Vonn’s Path to the 2026 Winter Olympics for weeks after her he tore his ACL in a World Cup race in Switzerland on January 30.

“After extensive consultations with doctors, intensive therapy, physical testing and skiing today, I have determined that I am capable of competing in the Olympic downhill on Sunday,” Vonn said on Feb. 1, noting that she planned to race even without her ACL. “Of course, I will still have to do a training run, as is necessary for the race on Sunday, but … I am confident in my body’s ability to perform. Despite my injuries, my knee is stable, I have no swelling and my muscles are firing and responding as they should.”

Fans waited with bated breath for Vonn to take the court on Sunday, February 8 for her women’s downhill. Unfortunately, tragedy struck 13 seconds into her race when Vonn crashed and was he was eventually airlifted from the course in an Italian hospital.

Vonn “has undergone orthopedic surgery to stabilize a reported fracture in his left leg” and is being “treated by a multidisciplinary team”, according to a statement released this Sunday by the Ca’ Foncello hospital.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team said at the time that Vonn was “in stable condition and in good hands with an American and Italian medical team.”

Vonn issued a statement on Monday, February 9, about the subsequent crash hoping to take home more medals for Team USA and add one gold and two bronzes from previous games.

“Yesterday my Olympic dream did not end as I had dreamed” Vonn shared via Instagram. “It wasn’t a storybook ending or a fairy tale, it was just life. I dared to dream and I had worked hard to achieve it. Because in alpine ski racing the difference between a strategic line and a catastrophic injury can be as small as 5 inches.”

The Olympian explained that she was “just 5 inches too tight on my line when my right arm got caught on the inside of the door, twisted me and caused my crash.”

Vonn noted, “My ACL and previous injuries had nothing to do with my crash. Unfortunately, I suffered a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable, but will require multiple surgeries to properly fix.”

“While yesterday did not end as I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets,” he continued. “Being at the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget. Knowing that I stood there with a chance to win was a victory in itself. I also knew that racing was a risk. It always was and always will be an incredibly dangerous sport.”

Vonn looked back on her journey with pride and said, “And similar to ski racing, we take risks in life. We dream. We love each other. We jump. And sometimes we fall. Sometimes we get heartbroken. Sometimes we don’t achieve the dreams we know we could have. But that’s also the beauty of life; we can try.”

He concluded: “I tried. I dreamed. I jumped. I hope that if you take anything away from my journey, it’s that you all have the courage to take big risks. Life is too short not to take chances. Because the only failure in life is not trying. I believe in you, just as you believed in me.”