Skiing: what has become of Lindsey Vonn since her serious fall at the Olympics?

The big comeback? Lindsey Vonn, saved from amputation and still recovering after a terrible fall in February during the Olympic downhill in Cortina (Italy), is one of the American skiers entered in the 2026/2027 World Cup, the United States Ski Federation announced Thursday.

“Three Olympic medalist and winner of 84 World Cup races Lindsey Vonn, who continues her rehabilitation following her injuries from the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, is also named in the team,” the Federation said in a press release.

Among the skiers who will represent the United States on the slopes this coming season, US Ski has also chosen Mikaela Shiffrin, record holder for World Cup victories (110) and winner of last season's Big Crystal Globe, and Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson.

Vonn, who will celebrate her 42nd birthday on October 18, suffered a heavy fall on February 8 in Cortina during the Olympic downhill in which she was one of the favorites. She has since continued operations, in Italy then in the United States where she was repatriated.

A leg saved from amputation

She assured on February 23 that the surgeon who operated on her in Milan had “saved (her) leg from amputation” to the extent that she suffered from a complex fracture of the (left) tibia, as well as a fracture of the fibula and another of the tibial plateau. “Everything was in pieces,” she commented.

The 2010 Olympic downhill champion attempted an incredible gamble by aiming for Olympic gold after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee at the end of January. She made her return to competition last winter after almost six years of absence and was the big favorite for the 2026 Olympics with an impressive World Cup record of seven podiums in eight races, including two victories, before her fall in Crans-Montana (Switzerland).