Olympic legend and Tiger Woods’ ex Lindsey Vonn shares gruesome injury snaps in inspirational post about her career

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LINDSEY VONN has shared gruesome pictures of injuries she has suffered during her skiing career.

The ex-partner of golf star Tiger Woods posted the images on her Instagram account for her 2.2million followers.

Lindsey Vonn has revealed the extent of some of her injuries[/caption]

The Olympic skier retired in 2019[/caption]

She suffered plenty of injuries during her career[/caption]

Some of her scars are particularly gruesome[/caption]

She has had surgery to help aid her recovery[/caption]

This snap is believed to show pieces of bone[/caption]

In one picture, she showed herself in a wheelchair in hospital, while other snaps revealed the extent of some of her wounds.

She also posted a video which showed a few of her crashes while she was skiing.

Lindsey, 39, also added an inspirational message to the post in which she thanked her family for their support.

She wrote: “I’ve been bruised and broken but I’ve always come out the other side a better person.

“No matter how many times I fell, I always got back up. I didn’t do it alone though.

“I am so thankful to have had the support of friends, family and you guys, my fans.

“Knowing I had people supporting me helped me in my darkest hours.

“Every day, I tried to put one foot in front of the other until it eventually got me back to where I wanted to go… which was usually the top of the mountain.

She dated golf star Tiger Woods but they split up in 2015[/caption]

“We are all on our own paths, but if you’re injured or going through a hard time, believe in yourself and know that you will come out of it a better and stronger person.

“You got this.”

Fans were shocked by the content as they flooded the comment section.

One posted: ” I think I just passed out. Ouch. You are a warrior.”

A second wrote: “You’re so brave and so strong.”

A third commented: “Jisses! You are a true champ!”

A fourth said: “Dang! Prayers.”

Another added: “You are a strong woman.”

During her career, Vonn appeared in four Olympics, winning three medals, including gold in the Women’s Downhill in Vancouver 2010.

She also won bronze in both super-G and downhill eight years later in South Korea.

Her injuries forced her to retire in 2019.