After her terrifying crash at the Olympic downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 8, Lindsey Vonn is finally back on home in Colorado.
The American ski legend shared a video update showing her journey from the Italian hospital to a hospital in Colorado. The footage captures the full medical transport: Vonn being taken in an ambulance to the airport, transferred to a private jet, and later transported again by ambulance after landing in the United States.
The 41-year-old ski racer is seeing waving and thanking her Italian medical team as she is disappearing inside the private jet. On the Italian tarmac, a giant teddy bear sits beside the aircraft as Vonn is loaded onboard. Vonn has thanked her fans and followers in past posts for all the love and support shown to her. The ski racer has had four surgeries before she was safe for transport. She is still wearing an external fixator to her leg, which will be taken off after more surgeries back on home soil. “Seriously looking forward to my next surgery when I can get the X-fix out of my leg and will be able to move more,” she wrote on her socials.
“My leg is still in pieces…but I’m finally HOME!”
— Lindsey Vonn
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She thanked the medical teams who helped coordinate and execute the transatlantic transfer, calling out her appreciation for everyone involved in getting her safely back to the U.S. Vonn also revealed that the injury is far more severe than initially described. “My injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg,” she wrote. “I’m still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead… but I’m going to give you more detail in the coming days.”
During her Olympic downhill crash, Vonn suffered a complex fracture to her left leg. She is currently stabilized with an external fixator—often referred to as an “X-fix”—which she hopes to have removed during her next surgery, a milestone that would allow for increased mobility. While details about her long-term recovery remain unclear, the tone of the post was equal parts vulnerable and determined—hallmarks of a career defined by resilience through injury.
For now, she’s home in Colorado, facing what sounds like a long and complex recovery process. More updates are expected in the coming days as she begins treatment in Colorado.
