US Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Crashes in Olympic Downhill | WATCH
U.S. skiing icon Lindsey Vonn has been airlifted to a hospital after a high-speed crash during the downhill event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 41-year-old, competing on a recently ruptured ACL, was treated on the slope before being evacuated for medical evaluation.
U.S. skiing legend Lindsey Vonn crashed early in her women’s downhill run at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital for evaluation.
The 41-year-old Vonn clipped a gate roughly 13–17 seconds into the course at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, lost control, and tumbled hard. She was heard screaming in pain as she lay on the snow. Medical teams treated her on the slope for about 20 minutes before she was placed on a stretcher and flown off the mountain by helicopter.
The race was paused during the rescue.This is Vonn’s second major incident in nine days. On January 30, she suffered a complete rupture of her left ACL (plus meniscus damage) during a World Cup downhill in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, and was also airlifted then. Despite the fresh injury, she competed at the Olympics wearing a large knee brace. She had previously undergone partial knee replacement surgery on her right knee.
Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist (including downhill gold in 2010), was making a high-profile comeback after retiring in 2019.
No official details on the extent of any new injuries have been released.
The U.S. Ski & Snowboard team said she is being evaluated by medical staff.