Lindsey Vonn resumes gym work four weeks after breaking leg at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn has returned to the gym just four weeks after suffering a broken leg during a crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
The 41-year-old American crashed out of her opening downhill attempt, having already ruptured a cruciate ligament in practice days earlier.
Following surgery and a hospital stay that required a blood transfusion, the skier has shared videos on social media showing her lifting weights.
Footage also appeared to show the four-time World Cup overall champion placing weight on her injured leg.
‘The only goal is to get healthy’
Vonn posted the update to her followers alongside a caption acknowledging the difficulty of her rehabilitation.
“Definitely some hard times, but still thankful… still working hard,” she wrote.
“The only goal is to get healthy. One day at a time.”
NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James was among those offering support to the skiing legend.
“You Got This!! Small thing to a GIANT!! LFG!!” James commented.
Physical and mental recovery
The severity of the crash had initially left Vonn relying on a wheelchair, with a broken right ankle compounding the leg fracture.
She previously admitted the recovery process was taking a significant psychological toll.
“My physical battle began the second I got hurt but the mental battle started today,” Vonn said last month.
“It hit me like a ton of bricks. It’s a battle I’m used to because I’ve done it so many times.”
The Vancouver 2010 gold medallist noted that low haemoglobin levels from blood loss during surgery had extended her hospitalisation.
“I have always learned from every injury,” she added.
“Each one has made me a better and stronger person in different ways… but the battle of the mind can be dark and hard and unrelenting.”
