Lindsey Vonn is in a "stable condition" after her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics

The team said in a statement posted on X: "Lindsey Vonn sustained an injury, but is in stable condition and in good hands with a team of American and Italian physicians."

Vonn - who had decided to compete at the Winter Olympics despite suffering a torn Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) just a week ago - crashed 13 seconds into her run after her right ski pole got caught in a course marker.

The athlete lost her balance and tumbled through the air several times before crash landing on the snow, where she was subsequently put on a stretcher by medics and airlifted off the mountain.

Lindsey's sister Karin Kildow explained that the the sports star's family were "hoping for the best" after the crash.

She told NBC: "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.

"It was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, that is not a good sign."

Kildow added: "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."

Lindsey had described how she felt she had "already won" by making it to a fifth and final Winter Olympic Games after overcoming a multitude of injury problems during her skiing career.

She wrote on Instagram on Saturday (07.02.26): "Just getting to these Olympics has been a journey, and one that some did not believe in from the start. I retired for 6 years, and because of a partial knee replacement, I had the chance to compete one more time.

"But why? Everyone seems to be asking me that question. But I think the answer is simple... I just love ski racing.

"I will race tomorrow in my final Olympic Downhill and while I can't guarantee a good result, I can guarantee I will give it everything I have. But no matter what happens, I have already won."