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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn<\/strong><\/a> is sharing a new gnarly photo of her broken leg after suffering a devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m bionic for real now ,\u201d Vonn, 41, shared in a Friday, February 20, post via X<\/a>, along with a picture of an x-ray of her leg.<\/p>\n The x-ray showed her broken bone wrapped in what looks like a medal stabilizing brace.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you can see, it required a lot of plates and screws to put back together but Dr. Hackett did an incredible job,\u201d Vonn posted via Instagram<\/a> on Friday, along with a carousel of videos of her in the hospital with the x-ray photos. \u201cThank you Dr. Viola for the surgery assist as well!\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cWith the extent of the trauma, I\u2019ve been struggling a bit post op and have not yet been discharged from the hospital just yet\u2026 almost there. Baby steps. Will explain the injury and what it all means soon.\u201d<\/p>\n Vonn suffered a left tibia fracture<\/a> during her Olympic downhill event on February 8, just 13 seconds into her run. She was airlifted off the course in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, Italy. After the crash, she underwent four surgeries in Italy. She returned to the United States on Tuesday, February 17, and underwent several additional surgeries<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cJust a quick update\u2026 my last surgery went well,\u201d Vonn shared in another Friday post. \u201cIt took a little over 6 hours. I have been recovering from the surgery but pain has been hard to manage. Making slow progress but I hope I can be out of the hospital soon. \u00a0Thank you all for the support. \u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in the week, Vonn shared that she has not been on her feet<\/a> in over a week as she continues her recovery from the gruesome injury.<\/p>\n \u201cBeen in a hospital bed immobile since my race,\u201d she wrote via X on Monday, February 16. \u201cAnd although I\u2019m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing #imhome.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cHuge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me.\u201d<\/p>\n A few days after returning to the United States, Vonn revealed that not only is she recovering physically, but is also recovering emotionally after her dog, Leo, died<\/a> the day after she broke her leg.<\/p>\n \u201cThis has been an incredibly hard few days. Probably the hardest of my life,\u201d Vonn shared via Instagram on Wednesday, February 18. \u201cI still have not come to terms that he is gone \u2026The day I crashed, so did Leo. He had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer (he survived lymphoma a year and a half ago) but now his heart was failing him. He was in pain and his body could no longer keep up with his strong mind.\u201d<\/p>\n