Lindsey Vonn Gives Injury Update in Video After Olympics Crash, 'Long, Long Way to Go'

After breaking her leg at the start of her downhill skiing run at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, Lindsey Vonn provided an update on her status Friday.

The 41-year-old American thanked her fans for their support before noting that she has a "long, long way to go" in her recovery:

Vonn divulged that she is scheduled for another surgery Saturday, and if it goes well, she may be able to go home, at which point she will require yet another surgery.

On Wednesday, Vonn revealed in an Instagram post that she had undergone her third surgery since crashing just 13 seconds into her first and only Milano Cortina run.

With 84 World Cup victories, three Olympic medals and eight world championship medals to her credit, Vonn is widely regarded as one of the greatest skiers of all time.

As injuries mounted, she retired from the sport in 2019, but Vonn shocked many in late 2024 when she announced her intention to return to active competition.

Even more surprising, Vonn immediately established herself as a top contender once again, winning a pair of downhill races this season. Entering the Olympics, Vonn was atop the World Cup downhill standings and third in the super-G as well.

Because of that, she seemed like a legitimate medal threat in Italy, but everything changed nine days before Vonn's debut at the Milano Cortina Games.

Vonn tore her ACL in a crash at Crans-Montana, which put her Olympic status in doubt. Despite that, Vonn decided to ski through the injury, and she made the trip to Cortina D'Ampezzo.

After making it through a training run without incident, Vonn was prepared to go for the podium in the downhill, but her dream of returning to Olympic glory ended in seconds.

Following her crash, Vonn had to be airlifted to the hospital, and she later announced that she suffered a "complex tibia fracture" that would require multiple surgeries, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).

While Vonn is still in Italy and laid up in a hospital bed, her comments Friday suggest there is a light at the end of the tunnel in terms of getting back home and starting the road to recovery.