After Lindsey Vonn's Horrifying 2026 Olympics Crash, Her Sister Gave An Update On Her Condition

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If you were watching the 2026 Winter Olympics earlier today, you may have seen the upsetting footage of Lindsey Vonn's crash during the women's downhill competition.

The accident took place early in the run, and followed news that Lindsey tore her ACL last week. After the crash took place, she was airlifted off of the mountain and taken to a nearby hospital.

After the crash, the US Ski & Snowboard Team issued an official statement on Twitter saying that she "sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians."

Update: Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians.

— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 8, 2026

Via Twitter: @usskiteam

In an interview with NBC, Lindsey's sister Karin Kildow said that her family was "hoping for the best" following the incident. "That definitely was the last thing we wanted to see. It happened quick. So when that happens, you’re just immediately hoping she’s okay," she said. "It was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, that is not a good sign."

"She just dares greatly. She put it all out there so it’s really hard to see, but we just really hope she’s okay...She always goes 110%. There's never anything less, so I know she put her whole heart into it and sometimes, just, like, things happen. It’s a very dangerous sport. And there are a lot of variables at play. I don’t really know exactly what happened. It did look like a pretty rough fall. We’re just hoping for the best."

Karin also noted that Lindsey has "all of her surgeons and her [physical therapy] staff here and her doctors. So I am sure she will give us a report and we will meet her at whatever hospital she’s at. I think she is being evaluated right now is the only thing we’ve heard, hopefully we’ll hear more soon."

If there's any further updates as to Lindsey's condition, we'll let you know.

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