More heartache for Lindsey Vonn as skiing great announces devastating personal news after Winter Olympics leg break
Lindsey Vonn has announced the tragic death of her dog Leo, less than two weeks after breaking her leg in a horror crash at the Winter Olympics.
The American skiing great, 41, revealed the devastating news on social media shortly after returning home to the US from Italy.
‘This has been an incredibly hard few days. Probably the hardest [of my] life. I still have not come to terms that he is gone…’ she wrote alongside photos of Leo.
‘The day I crashed, so did Leo. He had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer (he survived lymphoma a year and a half ago) but now his heart was failing him. He was in pain and his body could no longer keep up with his strong mind.
‘As I [laid] in my hospital bed the day after my crash, we said goodbye to my big boy. I had lost so much that meant something to me in such a short amount of time. I can’t believe it. My boy has been with me since my second ACL injury, when I needed him most. He held me on the sofa as I watched the Sochi Olympics. He lifted me up when I was down. He [laid] by me, and cuddle me, always making me feel safe and loved. We have been through so much together in 13 years.
‘It’s going to be a while before I emotionally process things but I know he will always be with me. I know he’s up there with Lucy and Bear and my mom and grandparents and so many people I have lost in the past few years. Andi takes splice knowing he’s not in pain anymore.
‘There will never be another Leo. He will always be my first love. Heading in for more surgery today. Will be thinking of him when I close my eyes
‘I will love you forever my big boy’.
More to follow.
