Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

By NBC Olympics

Published February 23, 2026 3:16 am

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Vonn shared in an Instagram post that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture she initially suffered after clipping a gate during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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