{"id":8196,"date":"2026-03-05T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=8196"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:00:34","slug":"fans-were-left-stunned-after-lindsey-vonn-shared-a-raw-photo-of-her-heavily-bandaged-leg-following-multiple-surgeries-tied-to-her-devastating-crash-at-the-2026-winter-olympics-in-her-emotional-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=8196","title":{"rendered":"Fans were left stunned after Lindsey Vonn shared a raw photo of her heavily bandaged leg following multiple surgeries tied to her devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In her emotional post, the skiing legend revealed she nearly faced amputation due to compartment syndrome \u2014 a dangerous condition where swelling cuts off blood supply, silently damaging muscle and nerve tissue if not treated in time. Doctors reportedly had to act fast to save her limb. But the physical trauma wasn\u2019t the only battle waiting. According to her message, the hardest moment came after she returned home \u2014 a deeply personal setback that made the road to recovery even more painful. What exactly happened behind closed doors? And how close did she really come to losing everything she fought for? Full details below \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc94"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lindsey Vonn<\/strong>\u00a0showed off her battle scars after undergoing multiple surgeries as a result of her dramatic crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd just like that\u2026.All my muscles are gone\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude14\",\u201d Vonn, 41, shared via her Instagram Story on Sunday, March 1, alongside a photo of her legs resting on an exercise ball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vonn\u2019s left leg, which she broke during the crash, sported multiple bandages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The skier finally returned home over the weekend after being hospitalized and recovering in Italy since the crash on February 8. Vonn explained it was a bittersweet homecoming after\u00a0the death of her beloved dog, Leo, who passed away the day after the crash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Lindsey<\/p>\n

\u201cHome sweet home. Feels good to sleep in my own bed\u2026 but wheeling through the front door without Leo greeting me like always was a very hard reality,\u201d Vonn shared\u00a0via Instagram\u00a0on Sunday. \u201cA reality I had to face. Along with many other hard realities that lay in front of me as I move forward\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cI\u2019m focused now on therapy and getting healthy. It\u2019s going to be a hard and painful journey but I am putting all of my energy into it, like I always do. I\u2019m going to take some time for myself. I\u2019ll give you updates when I can but right now my focus is on taking care of myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vonn concluded her post, \u201cAs always, thank you for the love and support.\u00a0\"\u2764\ufe0f\"\"\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\".\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Lindsey Vonn\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the crash, Vonn has been proactive about updating her followers about her grueling recovery journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vonn was released from the hospital on Monday, February 23, the same day she posted a video explaining that she was\u00a0nearly forced to have her left leg amputated\u00a0due to \u201ccompartment syndrome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCompartment syndrome is when you have so much trauma to one area of your body that there\u2019s too much blood, and it gets stuck, and it basically crushes everything in the compartment,\u201d Vonn said. \u201cSo, all the muscle and nerves and tendons, it all kind of dies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vonn credited her doctor,\u00a0Tom Hackett<\/strong>, for saving her leg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CRANS MONTANA, SWITZERLAND \u2013 JANUARY 30: Lindsey Vonn of Team United States crashes out during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women\u2019s Downhill on January 30, 2026 in Crans Montana, Switzerland. (Photo by Michel Cottin\/Agence Zoom\/Getty Images)<\/span>\u00a0Michel Cottin\/Agence Zoom\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHe cut open both sides of my leg, kind of filleted it open, so to speak, [to] let it breathe,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the video\u2019s accompanying caption, Vonn addressed the uncertainty of what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I will focus on rehab and progressing from a wheelchair to crutches in a few weeks,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt will take around a year for all of the bones to heal and then I will decide if I want to take out all the metal or not, and then go back into surgery and finally fix my ACL.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lindsey<\/p>\n

After finally leaving the hospital, Vonn explained that the emotional weight of everything came crashing down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHad a pretty hard day yesterday, everything just really hit me hard and I broke down,\u201d she shared\u00a0via Instagram\u00a0on Wednesday, February 25. \u201cI know there will be a lot of days like this\u2026 the internal mental battle has just begun but moments like this help me so much. Just miss my boy Leo\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Vonn concluded, \u201cOne day at a time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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