{"id":56426,"date":"2026-03-18T03:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=56426"},"modified":"2026-03-18T03:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:10:57","slug":"lindsey-vonn-announces-decision-on-skiing-career-after-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=56426","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn Announces Decision On Skiing Career After Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Vonn has announced a final decision on her Winter\u00a0Olympics\u00a0skiing career following the devastating injury.<\/p>\n<p>Vonn, 41, suffered a catastrophic injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. She suffered a devastating leg injury during the women\u2019s downhill. Vonn had to be airlifted off of the course and she was eventually hospitalized. Vonn has returned to the United States, where she underwent surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic U.S. Winter Olympian has already been making good progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys\u2026. I\u2019m biking!! Starting with 5 minutes\u2026 making progress one day at a time \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"content-instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV1NpTejbBW\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=12\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1096px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/section>\n<p>Many have been calling for Vonn to call it a career. She\u2019s in her 40s and she\u2019s undergone several catastrophic injuries.<\/p>\n<p>But Vonn has made it clear: she won\u2019t be retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Vonn went back-and-forth with an account that was speculating about her retirement from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho said I was retiring?\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>One fan replied: \u201cThe ego is so strong with this one. Take your medicine Lindsey. You nearly lost your leg. Put your feet up and be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vonn, meanwhile, made it clear: she\u2019s not retiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I] think you\u2019re mistaking my ego for joy. I\u2019ve said it my whole life; I love skiing. I\u2019ll put my feet up when I\u2019m good and ready thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"standard-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gQg9LYd3CmLwoQLITz7HAg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_spun_articles_751\/4ea92a336742b0e9e872e2adabf21680\" alt=\"May 1, 2025; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; USA skier Lindsey Vonn ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images\u00a9 Peter Casey-Imagn Images\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-btn\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"fig-credit\">May 1, 2025; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; USA skier Lindsey Vonn ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images\u00a9 Peter Casey-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\">\u00a0(\u00a9 Peter Casey-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Vonn has been encouraged by her recovery process<\/h2>\n<p>Vonn has been hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHome sweet home. Feels good to sleep in my own bed\u2026 but wheeling through the front door without Leo greeting me like always was a very hard reality. A reality I had to face. Along with many other hard realities that lay in front of me as I move forward\u2026.\u201d she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m focused now on therapy and getting healthy. It\u2019s going to be a hard and painful journey but I am putting all of my energy into it, like I always do. I\u2019m going to take some time for myself. I\u2019ll give you updates when I can but right now my focus is on taking care of myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs always, thank you for the love and support. \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"content-instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVW9tWtDT0i\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=12\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1329px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/section>\n<p>Hopefully, we\u2019ll see her back soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Vonn has announced a final decision on her Winter\u00a0Olympics\u00a0skiing career following the devastating injury. 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