Vonn ‘yet to stand’ but returns home to USMedia caption, Vonn crashes out of Winter Olympics downhillByKatie FalkinghamBBC Sport senior journalist in ItalyPublished7 minutes agoLindsey Vonn has returned to the United States after four operations on the broken leg she sustained at the Winter Olympics – but has yet to stand up nine days after the crash.The American great – who was racing just nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee – struck a gate 13 seconds into her downhill run in Cortina on 8 February.She was airlifted off the piste and taken to hospital in Treviso, where she was diagnosed with a “complex tibia fracture” in her left leg.The 41-year-old was discharged from hospital on Sunday and has flown home, where further surgery will take place.”Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week,” she wrote on X., external
“Been in a hospital bed immobile since my race. And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing.
“Huge thank you to everyone in Italy for taking good care of me.”
