Things have gone from bad to worse for Lindsey Vonn. The 2026 Winter Olympics were supposed to mark her return to the big stage. Instead, the alpine ski racer saw her Olympics literally come to a crashing halt.
She crashed in her opening run of the women’s downhill event and had to be airlifted to the hospital in Italy. That put an end to her Olympic comeback as she suffered a broken leg. Sadly, more heartache was to follow the 2010 Olympic gold medallist.
Lindsey Vonn’s dog died the day after her crash
Lindsey announced on her Instagram account that her dog Leo died on February 9, the day after her freak accident. She says the K-9 had been battling lung cancer with his heart failing him. He had survived lymphoma a year and a half ago.
Lindsey shared the special bond that she had with Leo. She recalls him being there to comfort her after a second ACL injury, while they watched the Sochi Olympics together in 2014. Lindsey says it will take a while for her to come to grips with this loss, especially given how soon it occurred after her crash.
In 2024, Lindsey announced that she was coming out of retirement with the goal of competing at the 2026 Games in Milan-Cortina. She suffered an injury at a World Cup event just days before the start of the Olympics. Despite rupturing her ACL, she vowed to compete and power through it. That decision was questioned by many people.
In her illustrious career, she won 84 gold medals on the World Cup circuit. She also has three medals at the Olympics, including one gold and two bronzes. Lindsey’s post concluded that she was heading in for more surgery.
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