New details are emerging after Team USA's Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Vonn, 41, is being "treated by a multidisciplinary team" and "underwent an orthopedic operation to stabilize a fracture reported in her left leg," the Ca' Foncello hospital said in a statement on Sunday, February 8, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Ski Team said Vonn was "in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians." "She'll be OK, but it's going to be a bit of a process," Anouk Patty, chief of sport for U.S. Ski and Snowboard said, according to the outlet. "This sport's brutal and people need to remember when they're watching (that) these athletes are throwing themselves down a mountain and going really, really fast." Team USA Shares Update on Lindsey Vonn After 2026 Olympics Crash Amid ACL Tear News broke on Sunday that Vonn crashed just 13 seconds into her women's downhill run. Vonn could be heard screaming while being attended to by the medical staff on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Vonn was ultimately airlifted off of the course by a helicopter. A photo captured by Associated Press photographer Jacquelyn Martin showed Vonn's right ski pole clipping a gate, which led to the crash. "Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians," the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team said in a statement on Sunday. Nine days earlier, Vonn tore her ACL during a World Cup Race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Despite the injury, Vonn decided to see her Olympic comeback through. (Vonn announced her return to the sport in November 2024.) Lindsey Vonn Crashes, Heard Screaming in Pain at 2026 Olympics After ACL Tear "Well... I completely tore my ACL last Friday," Vonn shared via Instagram on Tuesday, February 3. "I also sustained a bone bruise (which is a common injury when you tear your ACL), plus meniscal tears but it's unclear how much of that was there previously and what was new from the crash. This was obviously incredibly hard news to receive one week before the Olympics. I really appreciate everyone giving me time and space to process what happened and find a way forward." She continued, "After extensive consultations with doctors, intense therapy, physical tests as well as skiing today, I have determined I am capable of competing in the Olympic Downhill on Sunday. Of course I will still need to do one training run, as is required to race on Sunday, but... I am confident in my body's ability to perform. Despite my injuries my knee is stable, I do not have swelling and my muscles are firing and reacting as they should. I will obviously be continuing to evaluate with my medical team on a daily basis to make sure we are making smart decisions but I have every intention of competing on Sunday." Days later, Vonn defended her decision to continue competition despite her injury, responding to online criticism from sports medicine doctor Brian Sutterer. "lol thanks doc," Vonn wrote via X on Saturday, February 7. "My ACL was fully functioning until last Friday. Just because it seems impossible to you doesn't mean it's not possible. And yes, my ACL is 100 percent ruptured. Not 80 percent or 50 percent. It's 100 percent gone."