Lindsey Vonn Says It Feels ‘Amazing’ to Return Home to U.S., Even Though She’s ‘Not Yet Able to Stand’
- - Lindsey Vonn Says It Feels ‘Amazing’ to Return Home to U.S., Even Though She’s ‘Not Yet Able to Stand’
Clare FisherFebruary 17, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Lindsey Vonn in the Hospital; Vonn's crash
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Lindsey Vonn revealed in a Tuesday, Feb. 17 X post that she was "back on home soil" which felt "amazing"
The athlete crashed out of the 2026 Winer Olympics on Feb. 8, suffering a complex tibia fracture during the women's downhill event
In her update, Vonn shared that she was "not yet able to stand"
Lindsey Vonn is home!
The 41-year-old skier shared a post on X on Tuesday, Feb. 17, revealing that “being back on home soil feels amazing.”
Adding an update on her recovery following her devastating Feb. 8 crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Vonn said she hadn’t “stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race.”
She went on to say that although she was “not yet able to stand,” it still felt good to be back in America. The athlete concluded her social media message by thanking “everyone in Italy for taking good care of me.”
Lindsey Vonn receiving treatement following her crash
Lindsey Vonn/Instagram
The star revealed in an Instagram update on Saturday, Feb. 14, that she’s been given the “green light” to travel after another surgery on the complex tibia fracture, which she suffered during the women’s downhill event.
13 seconds into Vonn’s run at the event, she got caught on one of the markers and flipped through the air multiple times before landing in the snow. The skier was then airlifted from the course about 15 minutes later. Subsequently, she has been recovering at Ca Foncello hospital in Trevizo, Italy, and keeping fans up to date about her progress.
Lindsey Vonn of Team United States skis during the Women's Downhill training on day zero of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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Also in her Valentine’s Day update, Vonn told fans not to feel “sad” for her following her injury.
“Empathy, love and support I welcome with an open heart, but please not sadness or sympathy. I hope instead it gives you strength to keep fighting, because that is what I am doing and that is what I will continue to do. Always,” she added.
She continued, “Nothing in life is guaranteed. That’s the gamble of chasing your dreams, you might fall but if you don’t try you’ll never know. So please, don’t feel sad. The ride was worth the fall.”
The athlete also revealed that despite the complex injury, she hoped to one day “stand on the top of the mountain once more,” and that she was “looking forward to” that time.
The injured Lindsey Vonn of the United States is transferred by the helicopter during the alpine skiing women's downhill at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
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Vonn revealed in a Feb. 9 post on Instagram that she was a few inches off during her run, which caused the fall, adding that it was unrelated to her recent ACL injury, which she sustained just one week before the Olympics. Vonn also said that her latest injury would require multiple surgeries to fix properly.
Vonn’s return to the Olympics this year marked her first since 2018, and her fifth altogether.
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