{"id":882,"date":"2026-03-05T02:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=882"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:57:19","slug":"official-statement-shares-positive-health-update-on-lindsey-vonn-after-scary-crash-at-the-2026-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibes15.com\/?p=882","title":{"rendered":"Official Statement Shares Positive Health Update on Lindsey Vonn After Scary Crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Vonn is in a stable condition in hospital after crashing in the women\u2019s downhill event at the Winter Olympics. The Team USA skiier clipped the gate on the first jump and landed horribly before a helicopter came to airlift her to hospital in Cortina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Vonn, 41, decided to take part in the event just nine days after tearing her ACL. The former gold medallist\u2019s crash left onlookers worried, but there has now been a positive update on her health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>The US ski and snowboard team wrote: \u201cLindsey Vonn sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sport.quotidiano.net\/image-service\/view\/acePublic\/alias\/contentid\/NDA2MjU2MzUtMTU3Yi00\/0\/la-drammatica-sequenza-della-caduta-di-lindsey-vonn-ansa.webp?f=16%3A9&amp;q=0.75&amp;w=1280\" alt=\"Lindsey Vonn's health after her horrific injury: she has a fracture and  underwent surgery in Treviso. The official report.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703381\" data-uid=\"15ba1\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\">\n<div id=\"mgw1703381_15ba1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to NBC shortly after the incident, Vonn\u2019s sister Karin Kildow said: \u201cI mean that definitely was the last thing we wanted to see and it happened quick and when that happens, you\u2019re just immediately hoping she\u2019s okay. And it was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, it\u2019s not a good sign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she really\u2026 she just dared greatly and she put it all out there. So it\u2019s really hard to see, but we just really hope she\u2019s okay. She does have all of her surgeons and her PT staff here and her doctors, so I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll give us a report and we\u2019ll meet her at whatever hospital she\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-media.theathletic.com\/8s1e189nPz5X_QS7SyAuD8BdQ_1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"Vonn receiving treatment - The Athletic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The downhill race was won by Vonn\u2019s USA team-mate Breezy Johnson, who sent a message to her after picking up her gold medal. The 30-year-old said her \u201cheart goes out\u201d to Vonn, adding: \u201cI hope it\u2019s not as bad as it looked and I know how difficult it is to ski this course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd how sometimes, because you love this course so much, when you crash on it and it hurts you like that, it hurts that much worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vhs44byOMdXOyYQH94czuhf4_wk=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1454x922:1456x924)\/Lindsey-Vonn-020726-03-84dcaada8ffa48bf8d97a68a607ce9fb.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Vonn ACL Injury: Skier Shuts Down Doctor's Speculation, Ageism\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Team USA\u2019s Jackie Wiles finished fourth in the downhill and said of Vonn: \u201cWatching Lindsey go down from the start was pretty awful. I mean, we have such a sisterhood. I mean, we travel with each other on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a family and to watch someone that you care about so much, it really sucks, and my heart kind of just broke for her in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/91\/4by3\/2026\/02\/08\/91fec1228cec4d7eacda28b59644ac5c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Olympic Ski Crash\" \/><\/p>\n<p>International ski federation president Johan Eliasch was asked about Vonn\u2019s decision to risk her health by competing with an ACL injury. \u201cKnowing Lindsey, she knows her body, she knows her injuries, and she knows also what she\u2019s capable of,\u201d Eliasch said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20260204\/2c2b2286-e8cc-436f-97d7-61d0461ce0f9_1770219900.jpg?fit=around%7C1024:759&amp;output-quality=90&amp;crop=1024:759;center,top\" alt=\"Lindsey Vonn\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I\u2019m sure she made a correct decision to start today. Everybody had such high expectations. And yeah, it\u2019s tragic, but again, it\u2019s ski racing and accidents do happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vonn is a hugely experienced skiier and was competing in her fifth Winter Olympics. She won gold in the women\u2019s downhill event in 2010 and has also won a record eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1602770\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\" data-uid=\"0a5b8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Vonn is in a stable condition in hospital after crashing in the women\u2019s downhill event at the Winter Olympics. The Team USA skiier clipped the gate on the first jump and landed horribly before a helicopter came to airlift her to hospital in Cortina. 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