Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from amputation
February 23, 2026
Lindsey Vonn narrowly avoided having her leg amputated after her devastating crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics, the American skier shared in a social media post Monday.
Vonn has undergone five surgeries since suffering a complex left tibia fracture after clipping a gate and sailing off course 13 seconds into the Feb. 8 run.
Vonn credited her and Team USA’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Tom Hackett, for saving her leg by quickly treating the resulting compartment syndrome from the crash by performing a fasciotomy. With compartment syndrome, the excessive pressure building up inside a muscle from bleeding or swelling restricts blood flow and can lead to permanent injury if not treated quickly. Reuters
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