Lindsey Vonn gives update after 6-hour surgery | Sports News

Lindsey Vonn admitted that managing the ache in her left knee has been a problem after enduring a six-hour surgery. During the ladies’s downhill last on the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics on Feb. 8, Vonn’s proper arm hit a gate simply 13 seconds into her run, resulting in a dramatic tumble down the mountain.

She lastly managed to return to the United States final weekend, however not earlier than experiencing personal loss while confined to Ca’ Foncello Hospital.

On Friday, Vonn up to date her almost a million followers on social media about her present health situation. “Just a quick update… my last surgery went well.” 

“It 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. Thank you all for the support.”

Earlier within the week, Vonn expressed enthusiasm about having the X-fix – an exterior fixation machine organized in an “X” configuration to stabilize damaged bones – surgically faraway from her leg.

“Thankful to all of the medical staff who helped me get home and seriously looking forward to my next surgery when I can get the X-fix out of my leg and will be able to move more,” she expressed on Wednesday.

“My injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg. I’m still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead… but I’m going to give you more detail in the coming days.” The restoration course of for Vonn has been additional sophisticated by the loss of her cherished canine, Leo, who handed away on the identical day as her harm.

“This has been an incredibly hard few days. Probably the hardest of my life. I still have not come to terms that he is gone,” Vonn wrote alongside an Instagram carousel that includes pictures of Leo all through the years.

“The 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 ache and his physique might no longer keep up together with his robust thoughts. As I lay in my hospital mattress the day after my crash, we mentioned goodbye to my massive boy.

“I had lost so much that meant something to me in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it.

“It’s going to be a while earlier than I emotionally course of issues however I do know he’ll at all times be with me,” she continued. “I do know he is up there with Lucy and Bear and my mother and grandparents and so many people I’ve misplaced prior to now few years. And I take solace realizing he isn’t in ache anymore.”