Lindsey Vonn not ready to decide if she’ll ski again after Olympics crash
Lindsey Vonn is still recovering from a severe leg injury sustained during a crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics and has not decided whether she will return to competitive skiing. The 41-year-old American ski racer has undergone eight surgeries, including treatment for a complex tibia fracture and a torn ACL, and faces at least one more operation. Vonn acknowledges that any potential return to racing would be at least a year and a half away and depends on her physical and emotional recovery.
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Sport|Winter OlympicsLindsey Vonn not ready to decide if she’ll ski again after Olympics crashVonn crashed out of her comeback at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and revealed she feared leg amputation.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe United States' Lindsey Vonn was making her return to ski racing at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 [Fatima Shbair/AP]By The Associated PressPublished On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics.
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