{"id":1776869,"date":"2026-02-17T21:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776869"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:22:05","slug":"lindsey-vonn-returns-home-to-colorado-following-her-olympic-downhill-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1776869","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn Returns Home to Colorado Following her Olympic Downhill Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_391451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391451\" style=\"width: 1749px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391451 lazyload\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2745.jpeg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2745.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2745.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flying home: Lindsey Vonn is loaded into a private jet for her transport back to the U.S. | Image: Screenshot Lindsey Vonn video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-46531875\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-46531875\" 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Colorado.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The American ski legend shared a video update showing her journey from the Italian hospital \u00a0to a hospital in Colorado.<\/strong> The footage captures the full medical transport: Vonn being taken in an ambulance to the airport, transferred to a private jet, and later transported again by ambulance after landing in the United States.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/lindsey-vonn-the-ride-was-worth-the-fall-after-successful-4th-surgery-in-italy\/\"><em>Lindsey Vonn: \u201cThe Ride was Worth the Fall\u201d\u2014After Successful 4th Surgery in Italy<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The 41-year-old ski racer is seeing waving and thanking her Italian medical team as she is disappearing inside the private jet.<\/strong> On the Italian tarmac, a giant teddy bear sits beside the aircraft as Vonn is loaded onboard. Vonn has thanked her fans and followers in past posts for all the love and support shown to her. The ski racer has had four surgeries before she was safe for transport. She is still wearing an external fixator to her leg, which will be taken off after more surgeries back on home soil. \u201cSeriously looking forward to my next surgery when I can get the X-fix out of my leg and will be able to move more,\u201d she wrote on her socials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cMy leg is still in pieces\u2026but I\u2019m finally HOME!\u201d<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\">\u2014 Lindsey Vonn<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DU3dWS9EcZp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center;white-space: nowrap\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DU3dWS9EcZp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by L I N D S E Y \u2022 V O N N (@lindseyvonn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>She thanked the medical teams who helped coordinate and execute the transatlantic transfer, calling out her appreciation for everyone involved in getting her safely back to the U.S.<\/strong> Vonn also revealed that the injury is far more severe than initially described. \u201cMy injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019m still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead\u2026 but I\u2019m going to give you more detail in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/olympics-lindsey-vonns-olympic-dream-ends-with-shocking-crash\/\"><em><strong>Lindsey Vonn\u2019s Olympic Dream Ends with Shocking Crash<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>During her Olympic downhill crash, Vonn suffered a complex fracture to her left leg.<\/strong> She is currently stabilized with an external fixator\u2014often referred to as an \u201cX-fix\u201d\u2014which she hopes to have removed during her next surgery, a milestone that would allow for increased mobility. While details about her long-term recovery remain unclear, the tone of the post was equal parts vulnerable and determined\u2014hallmarks of a career defined by resilience through injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For now, she\u2019s home in Colorado, facing what sounds like a long and complex recovery process.<\/strong> More updates are expected in the coming days as she begins treatment in Colorado.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391452\" style=\"width: 1745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391452 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAIxAQMAAADnlZuwAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAENJREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5Ux\/hAlUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABwDsYEAAcM\/ivUAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"561\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=640%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?w=1745&amp;ssl=1 1745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1051&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=768%2C673&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1346&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=600%2C526&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2746.jpeg?resize=640%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"561\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical staff is holding the fixator in place during the ambulance transport. | Image: Screenshot Lindsey Vonn video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flying home: Lindsey Vonn is loaded into a private jet for her transport back to the U.S. | Image: Screenshot Lindsey Vonn video After her terrifying crash at the Olympic downhill race in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, Italy, on February 8, Lindsey Vonn is finally back on home in Colorado. 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