Lindsey Vonn has spoken from the hospital. © APA/afp / ODD ANDERSEN

Vonn is allowed to go home again – and is looking forward to the slopes.

Ski star Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a serious fall, spoke again from the hospital in Treviso on Saturday.

February 15, 2026

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The American woman reported a successful fourth operation and is happy that she can now return to the USA. Even after her Fall at the Olympic Games She's already thinking about skiing again. Vonn checked out of the hospital on Sunday after a week-long stay and began her journey home.

The 41-year-old 2010 Olympic champion, who is also the second most successful female skier of all time, suffered a complex tibia fracture. "Today's surgery went well! Thankfully, I'll finally be able to travel back to the USA," Vonn announced on Instagram. She added that she would provide further updates on her injury once she returned. She will also require another surgery in the USA.

Vonn: "The love for skiing remains."

She defended her decision to race once again. "I was prepared to take risks, give it my all, and make sacrifices for something I knew I could achieve. I'd rather risk a crash than not reach my full potential and regret it later," Vonn explained.

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“And quite honestly, physically I was stronger in that moment than I often have been before. Definitely stronger than at the end of my career in 2019, when I won the bronze medal at the World Championships,” she added. Mentally, she was better prepared “than ever before.” “The love for skiing remains. I still look forward to the moment when I can stand on the top of a mountain once again. And I will,” Vonn declared defiantly.