Lindsey Vonn isn’t letting her brutal Olympics injury keep her from the Met Gala — or its surrounding celebrations.
The skiing legend, on crutches after a devastating leg injury in Milan three months ago that required several surgeries, attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s pre-Met Gala soiree at their Manhattan apartment Saturday night.
Vonn, 41, wore a long, brown dress and was all smiles as she was spotted entering the couple’s apartment building.
Bezos and Sanchez paid at least $10 million to sponsor the Anna Wintour-run event, Page Six reported.
Vonn, who was already competing on a torn ACL she suffered a week earlier, shattered her left leg on Feb. 8 and had to be airlifted for treatment.
She later said she developed compartment syndrome and had to have her leg “filleted” open to relieve the pressure, avoiding a potential amputation.
Vonn said in a recent CNN interview that she’s still in “survival mode” while recovering.
“Maybe this is going to be the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. Maybe some door will open that would never otherwise be open to me,” she said. “So as horrible as this is and as hard as it is, like, who knows where the future will take me in? I’m just kind of along for the ride.”
She also stated that for Monday’s Met Gala she is going to attempt to walk without crutches for the first time in her rehab.
“There are a few stairs. Yes, it’s going to be intense,” she acknowledged. “I was like, can I do this? Can I do this? You know, Thom Browne asked me a long time ago. And I love Thom. We did a campaign together during COVID. And it’s been like the thing that I’m like, can I get there? Like, you know, it’s like been the light at the end of the tunnel. And I’m going to try to walk.”
