The skier’s crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics left her with a complex tibia fracture and a rare complication that required ...

One of the U.S.’s most decorated downhill skiers, Lindsey Vonn, revealed she almost had to have her leg amputated because of a life-threatening condition ...

Linsey Vonn's complex tibial fracture from crashing in 2026 Winter Olympics downhill skiing event led to compartment syndrome ...

U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn says her left leg was saved by a doctor who 'wouldn't have been there' had she not ruptured her ...

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Lindsey Vonn with an x-ray of her broken leg lindseyvonn/Instagram Two and a half weeks after her crash during the Olympic downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Lindsey Vonn has returned to the U.S. and ...

Lindsey Vonn updated her health in a video posted to her Instagram account on Monday. View this post on Instagram A post ...

The alpine ski racer explained that "compartment syndrome" was the reason why her Olympics injury was so complex.

Vonn underwent a fasciotomy to treat compartment syndrome in her left leg ...