"It’s going to be a hard and painful journey but I am putting all of my energy into it, like I always do, Vonn wrote on Instagram
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- Lindsey Vonn is back at home nearly a month after she suffered a devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8
- “Home sweet home. Feels good to sleep in my own bed…,” the Olympian wrote, sharing photos of herself hugging her dog Chance while sitting with her bandaged leg across a couch
- Vonn said that she is taking “some time” for herself as she continues to recover from a complex tibia fracture sustained during the incident
Lindsey Vonn is back at home after her devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
The Olympian, 41, shared in an Instagram post on Sunday, March 1, that she is taking "some time" for herself as she continues to recover from a complex tibia fracture sustained during the incident, which occurred at the Milan Cortina Games on Feb. 8.
“Home sweet home. Feels good to sleep in my own bed…,” Vonn wrote, sharing photos of herself hugging her dog Chance while sitting with her bandaged leg across a couch.
Vonn went on to reflect on the “hard reality” of being back home, confronting her injuries and the absence of her other dog, Leo, who died just one day after her horrific crash.
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“Wheeling through the front door without Leo greeting me like always was a very hard reality. A reality I had to face along with many other hard realities that lay in front of me as I move forward…,” she continued.
Vonn said in her latest post that she is now focused “on therapy and getting healthy,” admitting that “it’s going to be a hard and painful journey, but I am putting all of my energy into it, like I always do.”
The athlete added, “I’m going to take some time for myself. I’ll give you updates when I can, but right now my focus is on taking care of myself," resharing the post on her Instagram Stories and writing, "Finally home," alongside a red love heart emoji.
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Vonn's update comes nearly a month after she suffered a horrifying crash during the Milan Cortina Games, as she clipped a gate and fell just 13 seconds into her run in the women's downhill. The incident came a week after she had torn her ACL at a World Cup race in Switzerland.
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After the crash at the Winter Olympics, Vonn was airlifted to Ca' Foncello hospital in Trevizo, Italy, where she underwent surgery to "stabilize" a fracture in her left leg, according to Reuters.
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On Sunday, Vonn also shared a photo on her Instagram Stories of her bandaged left leg and surgery scar resting on top of an exercise ball. “And just like that … all my muscles are gone,” she wrote over the image.
In an Instagram post shared a day after her crash on Feb. 9, Vonn she that had “no regrets,” despite the injuries she sustained.
"My Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would … While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets," said Vonn. "Standing in the starting gate yesterday was an incredible feeling that I will never forget…"
"I also knew that racing was a risk … I tried. I dreamt. I jumped," Vonn's caption included.
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