{"id":2918,"date":"2026-02-15T13:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2026-02-15T13:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:32:20","slug":"team-usa-skier-lindsey-vonn-discharged-from-hospital-a-week-after-horror-olympics-crash-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2918","title":{"rendered":"Team USA skier Lindsey Vonn ‘discharged from hospital’ a week after horror Olympics crash | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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US ski star Lindsey Vonn has reportedly been discharged from hospital in Italy, about a week after a horror crash ended her Olympic comeback. <\/p>\n

Vonn, 41, was airlifted off the piste<\/a><\/strong> after crashing just 13 seconds into her final run in the women’s downhill final in Cortina last Sunday (8 February).<\/p>\n

The Team USA athlete<\/a><\/strong> was heard screaming after the accident, as she was surrounded by medical personnel. She was initially taken to a hospital in Cortina, before being transferred to a larger medical facility in Treviso.<\/p>\n

Reuters news agency is now reporting that the skier has been discharged and has headed for Treviso airport, citing two sources close to the matter.<\/p>\n

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Vonn said on Saturday that her fourth surgery of the week “went well”, adding in a post on Instagram: “Thankfully I will be able to finally go back to the US! Once I’m back I will give you more updates and info about my injury.”<\/p>\n

Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture in the crash – which comes with a recovery time of eight to 11 months, according to orthopaedic specialists. She has another operation scheduled in the United States.<\/p>\n

“When I think back on my crash, I didn’t stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences,” Vonn added in her post. “I knew what I was doing. I chose to take a risk.<\/p>\n

“Every skier in that starting gate took the same risk. Because even if you are the strongest person in the world, the mountain always holds the cards.”<\/p>\n

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Vonn, the 2010 Olympic champion and second most successful female World Cup skier of all-time, had been hoping to become the oldest Alpine skiing medallist in Games history.<\/p>\n

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She was taking part in the Olympic final just over a week after rupturing her ACL in a crash at a World Cup event in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

“The love I have for skiing remains. I am still looking forward to the moment when I can stand on the top of the mountain once more. \u2060And I will,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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