A fatigued-looking Lindsey Vonn was spotted being pushed through Los Angeles airport as she continued her recovery from her Winter Olympics horror crash.
The US skiing legend, 41, has spent the past few months recovering from multiple surgeries after crashing during her downhill final run at the Milan Cortina Games in February.
She made a miraculous comeback at Milan Cortina in February only to suffer a horrific broken leg 13 seconds into her run in the women’s downhill final on February 8. She had already torn her ACL before the Games.
Vonn has made remarkable progress, even sharing a video of herself grinding in the gym last month, but it appears she isn’t back on her feet just yet.
The American icon was captured being assisted through the airport in a wheelchair on Sunday.
The former Olympic Champion kept it relaxed in an all-black athleisure wear ensemble, prioritizing comfort for her travels.
A fatigued-looking Lindsey Vonn was spotted being pushed through Los Angeles airport
The Olympic champion was in a wheelchair as she continues her recovery from a brutal crash
Vonn, who appeared to be wearing minimal makeup, had her pair of crutches resting over her lap, while her wheelchair was pushed by a member of airport staff.
As she arrived at the gate for boarding, she was seen resting a $4,000 navy Louis Vuitton duffle bag with the fashion house’s signature monogram print in white on her lap.
Vonn’s assisted outing came just days after she admitted to battling mental health struggles in the wake of her accident.
After the first of her five surgeries, Vonn suffered from compartment syndrome which left doctors facing a race against time to avoid having to amputate the limb.
Following multiple surgeries in both Italy and the United States, the skiing legend was allowed to return home to Utah on March 1, almost a month after the crash happened.
Vonn has since proven that she has bounced back faster than fans expected with regular updates on her progress. Earlier this month, she managed to walk for the first time since the crash.
But speaking to People Magazine, Vonn revealed how crushing it was in isolation as she recovered from the injuries.
‘It’s definitely been up and down,’ she told the outlet – revealing that she suffered from depression in the loneliness.
Vonn clipped the gate on her second turn and ended up breaking her leg in a violent wreck
Vonn needed five surgeries in total after she came dangerously close to losing her leg
‘I’d say in the last month, it’s definitely gotten better, but of course there were really low moments. I hate being dependent on people, and was pretty much 100% dependent for everything,’ Vonn added.
‘It was quite a challenge, just being in the hospital alone for two and a half weeks. Being completely immobile for that extended time period was so rough.’
In the time she had to herself, the only thing Vonn had to pass the time was her phone – which led to her scrolling endlessly through social media to read what others said about her.
‘There were a million things that were being said online, that people were so convinced that they knew even though they don’t really have a concept of ski racing, and what it physically takes,’ the 41-year-old told the outlet.
‘So I think reading all of that online was hard. Of course, I tried not to read it, but I also didn’t really have any other way of being connected to the outside world, because I was so isolated.’
With Vonn laid up in bed, she admitted to replying to some of the critiques of her effort to race down the mountain on a previously torn ACL.
Vonn tore her ACL in Switzerland the week before the Olympics, but chose to compete anyway in a controversial and scrutinized decision.
‘Sometimes I got frustrated and, you know, had a hard time staying away from battling trolls on Twitter,’ she said, jokingly.
‘But sometimes you just gotta stand up for yourself. And I maybe did that a few too many times, but it’s hard.’
