Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved leg from amputation after Olympics crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
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American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury when her skis didn't come off has put a spotlight on bindings, which hold boots to skis and are some of the oldest technology in the sport.
The chief of the U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is preparing to return to the United States a week after crashing in the Olympic downhill.
Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old Olympic veteran from Colorado, also reflected on her Olympic crash, saying, "I don't have regrets."
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
CBS News' Seth Doane speaks with U.S. Olympic skier Breezy Johnson about her plans for her broken and repaired gold medal, her parents, her teammates Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn and more.
The 41-year-old American came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics and crashed seconds into her downhill race on Sunday.
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn told 60 Minutes in 2017: "Fear is just not part of the equation for me. I never think about it… I weigh the risk of doing certain things, but I don't fear what I'm doing. I'm just trying to be calculated in how I try to win."
Jacquelyn Martin, who is a staff photographer for the Associated Press and usually covers politics, was on her first Winter Olympics assignment when she captured Lindsey Vonn's devastating crash on Sunday. She discusses the moment Vonn's Olympic dream ended.
American skier Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram on Monday, saying, "my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would." Vonn crashed on Sunday during her race, ending her hopes for a second career gold. Kelly O'Grady reports.
American skier Lindsey Vonn addressed her devastating crash at the Winter Olympics for the first time on Monday, saying she had "no regrets" and adding that she "sustained a complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly." CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has more.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games are off and running and Team USA has already seen its share of triumph and tragedy. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady reports from Milan.
Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram a day after suffering a broken leg in a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
Team USA took home gold in the team figure skating event on Sunday, bolstered by performances from "Quad God" Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn. Downhill skier Breezy Johnson also took gold. Meanwhile, Lindsey Vonn is recovering after crashing just seconds into her race. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has more.
American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn is recovering after crashing just seconds into her race on Saturday at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane describes witnessing the moment.
Lindsey Vonn's Olympic hopes were dashed Sunday by a devastating crash that forced her to undergo surgery for a broken leg. Seth Doane is in Cortina with the latest on her recovery and other news from the 2026 Winter Games.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Legendary downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, who already had a torn ACL, crashed seconds into her race at the Milan Olympics on Sunday morning.
"Just because it seems impossible to you doesn't mean it's not possible," Vonn says.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The Milano Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony marks the official start of the 2026 Winter Olympics and takes place at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Kelly O'Grady reports from Milan.
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn began skiing when she was nearly 3 years old. In a 2017 interview with 60 Minutes, the alpine star shared how she started out as a "turtle" on the slopes. "My coach used to call me a turtle," Vonn said. "I realized that I didn't like getting fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh place. And I started training harder."
"If anyone can come back from this, if anyone could do it, it's Lindsey," fellow U.S. teammate Isabella Wright said of Lindsey Vonn.
As the Olympic Games get underway, all eyes are on skiing legend Lindsey Vonn, who isn't letting an injured knee stop her from competing. Seth Doane has the update.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she ruptured her left anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, but that she was still planning to compete.
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