8 February 2026<\/time>\n <\/p>\nLindsey Vonn is in a “stable condition” after her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n
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Lindsey Vonn was airlifted to hospital after her crash at the Winter Olympics<\/p>\n
\nThe 41-year-old ski racer was airlifted to hospital following the incident during the women’s downhill final at the Milan-Cortina Games on Sunday (08.02.26) but the US Ski and Snowboard Team assured the public that she in “good hands” as she recovers.<\/p>\n
\nThe team said in a statement posted on X: “Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians.”<\/p>\n
\nVonn – who had decided to compete at the Winter Olympics despite suffering a torn Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) just a week ago – crashed 13 seconds into her run after her right ski pole got caught in a course marker.<\/p>\n
\nThe athlete lost her balance and tumbled through the air several times before crash landing on the snow, where she was subsequently put on a stretcher by medics and airlifted off the mountain.<\/p>\n
\nLindsey’s sister Karin Kildow explained that the the sports star’s family were “hoping for the best” after the crash.<\/p>\n
\nShe told NBC: “That definitely was the last thing we wanted to see. It happened quick. So when that happens you’re just immediately hoping she’s okay.<\/p>\n
\n“It was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, that is not a good sign.”<\/p>\n
\nKildow added: “I know she put her whole heart into it and sometimes, just, like, things happen. <\/p>\n
\n“It’s a very dangerous sport. And there are a lot of variables at play. I don’t really know exactly what happened. It did look like a pretty rough fall. We’re just hoping for the best.”<\/p>\n
\nLindsey had described how she felt she had “already won” by making it to a fifth and final Winter Olympic Games after overcoming a multitude of injury problems during her skiing career.<\/p>\n
\nShe wrote on Instagram on Saturday (07.02.26): “Just getting to these Olympics has been a journey, and one that some did not believe in from the start. I retired for 6 years, and because of a partial knee replacement, I had the chance to compete one more time.<\/p>\n
\n“But why? Everyone seems to be asking me that question. But I think the answer is simple… I just love ski racing. <\/p>\n
\n“I will race tomorrow in my final Olympic Downhill and while I can’t guarantee a good result, I can guarantee I will give it everything I have. But no matter what happens, I have already won.”<\/p>\n
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