Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn provides an optimistic update on her recovery from a torn ACL and leg fracture sustained during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, sharing her progress with light rehab work, including time on a stationary bike. Vonn credits Dr. Tom Hackett with saving her life and leg after a serious crash during the women's downhill race.
, Vonn, 41, offered an encouraging update following a torn ACL suffered one week before the games and a complex leg fracture during the competition.that she had begun what appears to be light rehab work, and she showed on Friday that it now includes time on a stationary bike, as she continues recovering from multiple injuries sustained in the worrying accident.
“Guys…. I’m biking!! Starting with 5 minutes… making progress one day at a time,” she wrote on Instagram.Referee suffers 'medical emergency' in wrestling match scene gone very wrongThe crash occurred during the women’s downhill race when Vonn lost control 13 seconds after leaving the starting gate. Vonn had already beenLindsey Vonn inspects the course during the Women’s Downhill on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 8, 2026, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.“Dr. Tom Hackett saved my life. He saved my leg from being amputated,” she said. “If I hadn’t torn my ACL, Tom wouldn’t have been there.”Lindsey Vonn is transported by helicopter after crashing in the women’s downhill event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 8, 2026.Lindsey Vonn lays on the course after crashing during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, February 8, 2026.She also has eight medals from the World Championships, winning gold twice in 2009 at the games held in France.Mom of teen who baked to death in Walmart oven describes sick scene: 'I opened the door and she was there' US obliterates ‘every MILITARY target’ on Iran’s oil-critical Kharg Island in historic bombing raid, Trump saysMamdani's harebrained World Cup bus scheme is his silliest yetMike VaccaroLindsey Vonn inspects the course during the Women's Downhill on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 8, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.Lindsey Vonn is transported by helicopter after crashing in the women's downhill event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 8, 2026.Lindsey Vonn lays on the course after crashing during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, February 8, 2026. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Scarpetta' On Prime Video, Where Nicole Kidman Is A Medical Examiner Who Is Haunted By Serial Killings She Thought She Solved Two Decades Ago Mom of teen who baked to death in Walmart oven describes sick scene: 'I opened the door and she was there'
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