Olympic great Lindsey Vonn reveals that her ankle is 'still broken' months after her shocking crash

One of the astir memorable moments of the 2026 Winter Olympics came early, erstwhile skier Lindsey Vonn delivered a gutsy show for the ages by competing astatine 41 conscionable a week aft injuring her genu successful a crash.

Unfortunately, arsenic admirable arsenic her perseverance was, she injured herself severely successful different clang conscionable 13 seconds into her tally successful the women’s downhill final.

Five months later, Vonn is inactive precise overmuch dealing with her injuries.

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Lindsey Vonn speaks connected signifier during the 2026 ESPYs. ((Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images))

"It’s been a precise dilatory process," Vonn told People portion attending the ESPYs connected Wednesday successful New York City. "It’s been 5 months since I’ve been capable to really spell to the gym successful a somewhat meaningful way. And walking is really inactive truly hard for me. My ankle is inactive broken."

Regardless of the outcome, her determination to effort that tally remains 1 of the astir courageous moments of the Games.

Lindsey Vonn suffered a superior clang during the Women's Downhill lawsuit astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images))

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Remember erstwhile I mentioned that wounded earlier the Olympics? That wasn't conscionable a insignificant bump successful the road; it was a wholly ruptured ACL.

There was nary questioning her courage, but the aftermath has been difficult.

Lindsey Vonn walks done the pit lane up of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)

"I was successful a wheelchair for truthful long, I was connected crutches for truthful long," Vonn said. "It was honestly astir 3 and a fractional months that I was incapable to locomotion unassisted. I got precise affectional erstwhile I was capable to locomotion connected my own."

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This week, Vonn posted an update connected her betterment and said that she has "a precise agelong roadworthy ahead."