Lindsey Vonn’s path to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics was a grueling one. Her recovery from her brutal crash in the Games will likely take a heavy toll, too.
Vonn, 41, was trying to make history in the women’s downhill during the Milan Cortina Olympics earlier this week but clipped a gate on her run and tumbled violently into the snow. She was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where she underwent surgery for a broken leg. Prior to her injury, she was competing on a ruptured left ACL that she suffered a little over a week before the Games.
