Lindsey Vonn Reveals Disturbing X-Ray of Leg Injury Following 2026 Olympics Crash

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn has unveiled a striking x-ray image of her severely injured leg, a result of a catastrophic fall during the 2026 Winter Olympics. The incident occurred on February 8, just moments into her downhill run, leaving her with a fractured left tibia.

“I’m bionic for real now,” Vonn, 41, declared in a post shared on February 20 via X, accompanied by the unsettling x-ray that displayed her broken bone secured with an intricate array of plates and screws.

In her Instagram update, she expressed gratitude towards her medical team, stating, “As you can see, it required a lot of plates and screws to put back together but Dr. Hackett did an incredible job. Thank you Dr. Viola for the surgery assist as well!”

Despite the successful surgeries, Vonn admitted to facing challenges in her recovery. “With the extent of the trauma, I’ve been struggling a bit post-op and have not yet been discharged from the hospital just yet… almost there. Baby steps. Will explain the injury and what it all means soon,” she noted.

Following her crash, Vonn was airlifted from the slopes of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where she underwent four surgeries before returning to the United States on February 17 for additional procedures. “Just a quick update… my last surgery went well,” she shared in another post on the same day. “It took a little over 6 hours. I have been recovering from the surgery but pain has been hard to manage. Making slow progress but I hope I can be out of the hospital soon. Thank you all for the support.”

Earlier in the week, she revealed her immobility since the accident. “Been in a hospital bed immobile since my race,” she wrote on February 16. “And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing #imhome.”

Vonn also expressed her appreciation for the care she received in Italy, stating, “Huge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me.” However, her emotional recovery has been equally challenging; just a day after her injury, she lost her beloved dog Leo.

“This has been an incredibly hard few days. Probably the hardest of my life,” Vonn shared on February 18 via Instagram. “I still have not come to terms that he is gone… The day I crashed, so did Leo. He had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer (he survived lymphoma a year and a half ago) but now his heart was failing him.”

Reflecting on their bond, she continued, “As I lay in my hospital bed the day after my crash, we said goodbye to my big boy. I had lost so much that meant something to me in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it. My boy has been with me since my second ACL injury when I needed him most.”

Vonn’s journey to the Olympics was fraught with its own challenges; just nine days prior to the event, she tore her ACL during a World Cup race in Switzerland. Despite this setback, she chose to compete at the Olympics, later clarifying that her ACL injury did not contribute to her crash. “I was simply 5 inches too tight on my line when my right arm hooked inside of the gate, twisting me and resulted in my crash,” she explained after the incident. “My ACL and past injuries had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever. Unfortunately, I sustained a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly.”

As Vonn continues her recovery journey, both physically and emotionally, her resilience shines through as she navigates this difficult chapter in her life.