Olympic alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn offered fans a lighter look at her pre-surgery routine, posting close-up photos of herself in the gym with her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The images, showing Vonn wearing white headphones and smiling beside the dog, were captioned in a way that highlighted her “completely flawless training buddy.”
The 42-year-old athlete has been documenting the final stretch of training before her ninth surgery related to injuries sustained at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. She recently shared footage of her last lifting sessions with the message “Last lifting sessions before surgery… LFG 💪,” and days earlier walked the LACMA Art+Film Gala red carpet in a purple sequined Gucci gown while noting it would be her last night in heels for a while.
Vonn’s dog, known to followers as Chance, has appeared in several of her recovery updates. The latest gym photos capture the pair in a casual, intimate moment amid weight equipment, underscoring the personal side of the grueling rehab process that has included multiple operations on her left leg following a complex tibia fracture and prior ACL tear.
Throughout her career, Vonn has balanced high-level competition with public transparency about setbacks. As the first American woman to win Olympic downhill gold (Vancouver 2010) and the holder of a record 82 World Cup victories at the time of her 2019 retirement, she returned after a partial knee replacement only to face the 2026 Olympic crash. She has said she expects another extended recovery period after the latest procedure while keeping the door open on future racing.
The training-buddy posts arrive as Vonn continues to mix intense physical work with red-carpet appearances and candid social media updates, offering a full picture of an athlete navigating both the demands of rehabilitation and everyday moments with her dog.
