Lindsey Vonn is documenting her rehabilitation journey as she continues to recover from the injuries sustained during last month's crash at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
The 41-year-old suffered a complex tibia fracture while competing in the women's downhill skiing final, with the accident taking place just 13 seconds into the run.
After clipping a slalom gate while midair, the three-time Olympic medalist later confirmed that she would need "multiple surgeries" following the accident.
Vonn has since gone under the knife and last month, she credited Dr Tom Hackett, the team physician for the United States snowboard team, with saving her leg on the operating table.
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She also said it would take around a year for the bones in her leg to heal.
In the meantime, Vonn is working hard to get back on her feet. Taking to Instagram on Monday, she posted a video from one of her rehab sessions.
As seen in the footage below, her surgical scars are visible as she attempts to walk with the assistance of crutches.
"No matter how hard I get knocked down, I will always find a way to get back up!" she wrote alongside the video. "One step at a time."
Since undergoing surgery, Vonn has posted numerous videos of the rehab journey, including a five-minute session on an exercise bike that was captioned: "Making progress one day at a time."
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Despite the pleas of her father, who believes it is the right time for his daughter to walk away from the sport, Vonn has not ruled out the idea of making a return.
“I don’t like to close the door on anything, because you just never know what’s going to happen,” she told Vanity Fair. “It’s hard to tell with this injury.”
“I really feel like that was a horrible last run to end my career on. I only made it 13 seconds. But they were a really good 13 seconds.
“I don’t want people to hang on this crash and be remembered for that," added Vonn. "What I did before the Olympics has never been done before. I was number one in the standings. No one remembers that I was winning.”
Topics: Olympics
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