Lindsey Vonn's hopes of winning another Olympic medal were dashed when the American star crashed hard early in her downhill run.

A French surgeon who specializes in injuries similar to the one Lindsey Vonn suffered says the Olympic athlete could have lost her leg in the accident. Speaking to French-language outlet RCM Sport on Thursday2,

Lindsey Vonn's incredible comeback to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics came to a sudden end on Sunday when she crashed in the women's downhill event and suffered a gruesome leg injury that required her to be airlifted off of the course.

Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone. She’s won a record 12 World Cup races on the Olympia delle Tofane track and has a total of 20 podium results there stretching back to her very first on the entire circuit in 2004.

Lindsey Vonn's No. 1 priority following her Winter Olympics crash is saving her leg, according to a French surgeon.

The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star reacted to Lindsey Vonn's latest health update with one telling word.

International Ski and Snowboard Federation president Johan Eliasch called Vonn "incredibly unlucky" after her dramatic tumble in the women's downhill final

US alpine skiing star Lindsey Vonn said she's "finally feeling more like myself" but that she still has a "long, long way to go" after a heartbreaking crash at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics. "It's been quite a hard few days in the hospital.