The “Law & Order” star previously called Vonn her “Galentine.”

Mariska Hargitay shares sweet pic visiting Lindsey Vonn in the hospital after skier’s Olympics crash

The "Law & Order" star previously called Vonn her "Galentine."

By Sydney Bucksbaum

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Lindsey Vonn and Mariska Hargitay at 'My Mom Jayne' premiere. Credit:

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Mariska Hargitay made sure her "Galentine," Lindsey Vonn, was feeling the love after the skier's crash cut her Olympics run short.

The *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit *star visited Vonn in the hospital as she recovers from multiple surgeries to correct an injury sustained from her wipeout at the Olympics.

Vonn, 41, shared a sweet black-and-white photo on her Instagram Stories on Monday of Hargitay, 62, with her head pressed against hers as she lies in her hospital bed, along with three heart emojis. Hargitay reposted the pic on her account. In the photo (below), Vonn is all smiles while Hargitay has her eyes closed, holding Vonn's arm.

Vonn previously appeared in a 2010 episode of *Law & Order *as a secretary, but it's unclear whether that's where they first met. However, their friendship has been apparent as Vonn supported Hargitay at the premiere of her documentary, *My Mom Jayne*, in June 2025, and Hargitay called Von her "Galentine" on social media over the weekend.

Mariska Hargitay visits Lindsey Vonn in the hospital after Olympics crash.

Mariska Hargitay/Instagram

"And sending a little love to my Galentine @lindseyvonn 😘," Hargitay wrote, and Von responded, "❤️ U!!!!!"

Hargitay also called Vonn a "superhero" in the comments on one of Vonn's social media posts about her injury.

Earlier this month, the Olympic skier was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining an injury in a crash. During the women's downhill event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, the ski legend lost control over the opening traverse after cutting the line too tight.

Vonn was seen spinning in the air before crashing and was subsequently heard screaming as medical personnel surrounded her. Within 15 minutes, Vonn was strapped to a gurney and flown away in a helicopter. She suffered a complex tibia fracture, in addition to a ruptured ACL in her left knee, which she tore nine days earlier while landing a jump in a World Cup race.

During that previous run, she lost control and became tangled in the safety nets on the course. Vonn received medical attention at the site and later took to social media to clarify that despite rupturing her ACL and sustaining meniscus damage and bone bruising, she remained determined to compete in the Winter Games. However, her complex tibia fracture cut her Olympic run short.

The president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, Johan Eliasch, said that he would caution commentators against blaming her knee injury for the second crash.**

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"Knowing Lindsey, she knows her body, she knows her injuries, and she knows also what she's capable of," Eliasch said, per *USA Today*. "Everybody had such high expectations. And yeah, it's tragic, but again, it's ski racing and accidents do happen."

Vonn debuted at the 2002 Olympics as a teenager. After winning three Olympic medals — a gold for a downhill race in 2010 and two bronzes, for the Super-G in 2010 and downhill in 2018 — she retired in 2019 after suffering multiple knee injuries. Vonn announced her return in 2024, after undergoing a partial knee replacement to extend her career.

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Vonn's U.S. teammate, Breezy Johnson, the reigning world champion, ended up winning the 2026 women's downhill event.

In a Feb. 14 post, Vonn told her fans not to be "sad" for her despite how her Olympics comeback turned out.

"When I think back on my crash, I didn't stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing," she wrote. "I chose to take a risk. Every skier in that starting gate took the same risk. Because even if you are the strongest person in the world, the mountain always holds the cards."**

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