Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 18
Lindsey Vonn Returns to Gym After 3 Leg Fractures in Olympic Crash
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 18

Lindsey Vonn Returns to Gym After 3 Leg Fractures in Olympic Crash

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 18

Summary

  • Lindsey Vonn said she is back working out in the gym, posting new fitness content weeks after a Winter Olympics crash left her on crutches.
  • The 41-year-old said the accident caused a complex tibia fracture, a fractured fibular head and a tibial plateau injury, and nearly cost her leg.
  • Recent public appearances marked her recovery milestones, including dropping the crutches, attending the Monaco F1 Grand Prix and wearing a fitted dress that showed her leg scars.
  • Whether Vonn skis competitively again remains unclear, but she said in March she was not ready to discuss retirement and is focused for now on rehabilitation.

Insights

After a near-amputation and eight surgeries, what is the true cost of Lindsey Vonn’s defiant return to skiing?
Nominated to the US ski team but facing more surgery, is Vonn's comeback a realistic goal or a dangerous dream?