Lindsey Vonn had a rough ride in the Winter Olympics. Vonn suffered an injury after crashing downhill during her skiing event. She was forced to undergo surgery and took it one step at a time with her recovery.
Fans from around the world poured in their support to Vonn after her setback. While she’s been focusing on rehab and recovery, it’s clear that Lindsey Vonn needs more time. Vonn underwent multiple surgeries after a complex tibia fracture.
Vonn’s been keeping fans looped in on her comeback by dropping social media videos. She even snagged shoutouts from heavyweights like Ronaldo and Zlatan. Her recent post was an emotional and personal moment with her dog, Change.
Lindsey Vonn posted a video of her reuniting with her dog and wrote an emotional message.
Reunited with Chance…. (Red Heart Emoji) Had a pretty hard day yesterday, everything just really hit me hard and I broke down. I know there will be a lot of days like this… the internal mental battle has just begun but moments like this help me so much. Just miss my boy Leo… One day at a time,” Lindsey Vonn wrote.
Lindsey Vonn Missed Getting Her Leg Amputated
Vonn’s injury was one of the most gruesome ones in sports. The 41-year-old struggled immensely as the magnitude of the injury was too high. Vonn ran the risk of losing her leg, and thanks to her surgeon, Dr. Tom Hackett, she was able to save her leg.
Lindsey Vonn opened up on the horrifying moment that she experienced.
“When you have so much trauma to one area of your body so that there’s too much blood and it gets stuck, and it basically crushes everything,” Vonn said.
Vonn said Dr. Tom Hackett did what he had to do at the right time to prevent her from losing her leg.
“He filleted it open and let it breathe, and he saved me. If I hadn’t had done that, Tom wouldn’t have been there [and he] wouldn’t have been able to save my leg,” Vonn continued.
Vonn’s gruesome injury ranks among the nastiest in Winter Olympics history. Recovery’s a long haul ahead, but fans have her back big time.
