Lindsay Vaughan’s His father said on Monday he hoped the Olympic legend’s horrific accident at the 2026 Cortina Games in Milan would mark “the end of her career”.

Alan Kildow told The Associated Press he wasn’t sure he actually had a say in the matter. Vonn broke her leg in the final race of the women’s downhill alpine skiing competition. She crashed in Area 1 and needed to be airlifted off the mountain.

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Lindsey Vonn of the United States poses with her father, Alan Kildow, in the finish area after the women’s downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Aal, Sweden, Sunday, February 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

“She’s 41 years old and this is the end of her career,” he told The Associated Press. “Lindsay Vonn will never compete in ski racing again as long as I have something to say.”

Kildow did not reveal any details about the injury but mentioned her emotional state.

“She’s a very strong person,” Kildow said. “She understands the physical pain and she understands the circumstances she’s in. And she’s able to handle those things. Better than I expected. She’s a very, very strong person. So I think she’s handling it very well.”

Vonn’s family was on hand to watch as she worked to pull off a miracle – winning an Olympic medal in one of the fastest sports at the Games, while also dealing with Anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

Alan Kildow, father of American Lindsey Vonn, is interviewed before the women’s downhill alpine skiing competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, February 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Dampf)

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But the hope of the day quickly turned to a feeling of melancholy.

“First of all, seeing a crash like this, the whole incident shocked and horrified me,” Kildow said of his feelings witnessing the scene. “It can be dramatic and painful. You’re just shocked by the effects.

“You might get a shock, an emotional psychological shock,” he added. “Because it’s hard to come to terms with what happened. But she’s in good hands… The U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ski Team have a very, very top doctor with her and she’s in good hands. here in italy“.

Kildow attributed the accident more to Vaughan trying to push himself over the edge than the ACL.

Vaughn is recovering in a hospital in Treviso. She holds the record with 12 World Cup wins in Cortina, Italy, and didn’t seem to miss a beat when she returned last year after a six-year absence.

Lindsey Vonn of the United States is airlifted after an incident while competing in the women’s downhill alpine skiing event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, February 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)

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Kildow said Vaughn’s next stop will be his hometown. she will never come back olympic sports Cheering for her teammates.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.