Lindsey Vonn fell heavily early on in her Women's Downhill run on Sunday. The hospital stated that Vonn was undergoing surgery for a broken leg.

Lindsey Vonn's Olympic hopes were dashed Sunday by a devastating crash that forced her to undergo surgery for a broken leg. Seth Doane is in Cortina with the latest on her recovery and other news

Lindsey Vonn is in “stable condition” after undergoing surgery to treat a fracture in her left leg following her crash in the downhill final on Sunday, which brought her Olympic dream to an end.

Lindsey Vonn's quest for an Olympic gold at age 41 came after years of building her legacy on a combination of perseverance, risk and staying true to herself.

When she tore her left ACL nine days ago in a spill in Switzerland, as she was lifted by helicopter off the mountain in her final race before the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, it seemed like these Olympics lost its biggest star. It seemed like Vonn's grand return from her 2019 retirement was over right before her biggest moment.

Marco Pastore, who works on the safety system for Dainese, said the air bag deflates after about 20 seconds, so that likely happened while Vonn was lying on the snow after her crash. Eventually, Dainese will try to retrieve a sort of “black box” sensor that could reveal data on the fall.

Lindsey Vonn's 2026 Winter Olympics - and perhaps her career - came to an end in crushing fashion on Sunday morning. The 41-year-old Winter Olympian crashed out of the downhill. She lost control of her skis,