Lindsey Vonn is back home — but still reckoning with the severe injury she suffered in her crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 41-year-old skier documented her journey from the hospital in Treviso, Italy where she underwent four surgeries after her crash on Feb. 8, to a private plane, to a hospital back in the U.S. — all without moving from a hospital bed.
Vonn shared a video of the entire process on Instagram on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
“My leg is still in pieces…but I’m finally HOME!” she captioned her post. “Intensive care unit ➡️ambulance➡️plane➡️ambulance ➡️🇺🇸hospital. Thankful to all of the medical staff who helped me get home 🙏🏻❤️ and seriously looking forward to my next surgery when I can get the X-fix out of my leg and will be able to move more.”
The five-time Olympian also admitted that she hasn’t fully come to terms with the recovery process ahead.
“My injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg. I’m still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead… but I’m going to give you more detail in the coming days,” she wrote.
“As always, I appreciate all the love and support 🙏🏻❤️,” Vonn ended her post.
The video follows a post on X earlier Tuesday, in which Vonn said, “being back on home soil feels amazing,” though she’s “not yet able to stand.”
Vonn’s brutal crash during the women’s downhill final in Cortina d’Ampezzo led to a complex tibia fracture that has kept her confined to a hospital bed, and required four surgeries in Italy before she could be flown back to the U.S.
“I was willing to risk and push and sacrifice for something I knew I was absolutely capable of doing,” she explained. “I will always take the risk of crashing while giving it my all, rather than not ski to my potential and have regret. I never want to cross finish line and say, ’what if?’ ”
Vonn also hinted that this wouldn’t be the last time people would see her “stand on the top of the mountain once more,” and that she was “looking forward to” that time.
To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, come to people.com to check out ongoing coverage before, during and after the games. Watch the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, beginning Feb. 6, on NBC and Peacock.
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