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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Vonn revealed in an Instagram post on Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially hurt after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.

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