Lindsey Vonn shares hospital photos after | Sports News

Team USA snowboarding star Lindsey Vonn has posted pictures from her hospital mattress following a devastating crash on the Winter Olympics that required her to be airlifted from the Milan slopes.

Vonn shocked observers worldwide by asserting her participation for Team USA on the Milan-Cortina Games regardless of sustaining a torn ACL mere days earlier than competitors commenced. Catastrophe unfolded within seconds of Sunday’s downhill race, when Vonn collided with a gate and broke her leg.

Following a harrowing 15-minute pause, Vonn was transported by helicopter to the hospital, the place she has since obtained in depth surgical therapy on the an identical leg affected by her ACL damage. Following her third operation, Vonn posted photos from her hospital room, together with the alarming medical system hooked up to her leg.

“I had my 3rd surgery today and it was successful,” Vonn posted on Instagram. “Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago.

“I’m making progress and whereas it’s sluggish, I do know I’ll be okay. Thankful for all of the unimaginable medical employees, buddies, household, who’ve been by my aspect and the attractive outpouring of love and help from people all over the world.

“Also, huge congrats to my teammates and all of the Team USA athletes who are out there inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for.”

Questions emerged concerning Vonn’s bodily situation earlier than the Winter Olympics after she suffered an ACL tear on the World Cup in Switzerland simply weeks prior. Vonn relied on a specialised knee brace to handle the discomfort, having beforehand undergone in depth surgical procedure to reconstruct her reverse leg following an earlier damage.

Vonn’s Winter Olympics journey ended after merely 13 seconds when her pole struck a gate during a mid-air second initially of the downhill run, leading to an awkward touchdown. Following therapy on the mountain, she was airlifted to the hospital, and competitors continued.

At the time, well-known British TV host Dan Walker counseled Vonn for her bravery and posted on X: “It wasn’t just about chasing glory… it was about defiance.”

Vonn acknowledged the message, responding, “Thank you, Dan,” accompanied by a prayer-hands emoji.

Vonn subsequently launched a assertion on social media, sustaining she harbored no regrets about her option to take part within the Winter Olympics.

“Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would,” she expressed.

“It wasn’t a story book ending or a fairy tail (sic), it was just life. I dared to dream and had worked so hard to achieve it. Because in Downhill ski racing the difference between a strategic line and a catastrophic injury can be as small as 5 inches.

“I used to be merely 5 inches too tight on my line when my proper arm hooked inside of the gate, twisting me and resulted in my crash. My ACL and previous accidents had nothing to do with my crash in any way.”

She later expressed, “While yesterday didn’t finish the way in which I had hoped, and regardless of the extraordinary bodily ache it induced, I’ve no regrets. Standing within the beginning gate yesterday was an unimaginable feeling that I’ll always remember.”