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U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn, who continues to recover from a complex leg fracture sustained during her crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics, had jokes while sharing that her sister, Karin Kildow, has torn her ACL.
“Welcome to the Vonn rehab center,” the three-time Olympic medalist captioned an Instagram Story video of Kildow on crutches with a brace on her leg on Wednesday. “Patient #2 – torn ACL.”
Lindsey, who also broke her right ankle in the crash, had already been skiing on a torn ACL she suffered at a World Cup race in Switzerland on Jan. 30.
“Karin joins the rehab program!” Lindsey is heard yelling in the clip while lying down on a table in a rehab gym.
Another video shows Lindsey examining her sister’s kneecap.
“First appointment with my new physical therapist,” Karin wrote.
Lindsey did not share how Karin sustained the injury.
It comes after the 33-year-old Karin was by Lindsey’s side as she spent nearly two weeks in a Milan hospital while immobile following multiple surgeries.
Lindsey, 41, previously shared that her left leg almost needed to be amputated after crashing in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Games.
Lindsey said she is currently in a wheelchair before she can begin using crutches amid her rehab.
“It will take around a year for all of the bones to heal and then I will decide if I want to take out all the metal or not, and then go back into surgery and finally fix my ACL,” Lindsey said.
“It will be a long road but I’ll get there. At least I’m out of the hospital 🙌🏻💪🏻.”
Lindsey has been open about her physical and mental battle with her current injury.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, she said she is “not ready” to discuss her future in skiing.
“My focus has been on recovering from my injury and getting back to normal life,” Lindsey wrote. “I was already retired for 6 years and have an amazing life outside of skiing. It was incredible to be #1 in the world again at 41 years old and set new records in my sport, but at my age, I’m the only one that will decide my future. I don’t need anyone’s permission to do what makes me happy. Maybe that means racing again, maybe that doesn’t. Only time will tell. Please stop telling me what I should or should not do. I’ll let you know when I decide.
“Also… just because I’m not ready to talk about retiring, doesn’t mean I’m racing… it means I’m not ready to think about it yet. Rehab and recovery first…decide on where I go next in life later. Lots of life left to live. Will cross that bridge when I get to it.”
Last month, her father, Alan Kildow, made waves when he told The Associated Press that her Olympic crash should end her skiing career.
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