RECCO Works With Lange To Launch Brand’s First Ski Boot With Integrated Searchable Reflector Technology

IGS the leading global healthcare apparel brand, today announced a landmark partnership with one of the most successful alpine skiers in history, Lindsey Vonn, during the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In their campaign, FIGS celebrates the medical team who supported Vonn during her return to racing. The anthemic film highlights Vonn's tenacity as well as her healthcare team's dedication, innovation and commitment. The campaign is part of FIGS' broader partnership outfitting Team USA’s Medical Team.

At the heart of the campaign is a story rarely told: the healthcare professionals whose expertise made one of the most extraordinary comebacks in sports possible.

“When I retired in 2019, I didn’t think I’d ever race again,” said Lindsey Vonn. “My Mako partial knee replacement changed everything, and my medical team was there every step of the way, from when I started to casually ski again, and then deciding to come back to ski racing. Having a medical team that supported my goals was crucial. Every record and podium is built on years of unseen effort, and healthcare professionals are the ones who help create that foundation.”

FIGS' campaign with Lindsey Vonn celebrates the dedicated medical professionals who have been by her side throughout her career, and were instrumental in her remarkable comeback following knee replacement surgery. After retiring in 2019, Vonn is on the road to be back in Cortina once again, and on the way she is breaking records, this time as the oldest downhill skier in history to compete at the Olympics. Her journey back to compete for Gold involved intense physical and mental preparation. From knee surgeries to electromagnetic therapy–Vonn and her team of healthcare experts: Tom Hackett, Orthopedic Surgeon, MD; Shawna Niles, Massage Therapist, NP; and Lorenzo Gonzalez, DPT, ATC, LAc, committed to build her body back stronger than ever before.

“We are honored to partner with Lindsey and her medical team to share this story that celebrates the power of hard work, passion and medicine,” said Trina Spear, CEO and Co-Founder of FIGS. “Lindsey is the perfect voice to share the story of the Awesome Humans – her medical team – helping her make history and continue to break records. This partnership tells the essential, untold story of the medical team that helped her recover, rebuild, and now return to racing at the 2026 Winter Games. It’s our way of saying thank you to every healthcare professional who works tirelessly behind the scenes to make success stories like Lindsey’s happen.”

The film not only showcases and celebrates Vonn and her medical teams' triumph, but debuts FIGS’ limited edition FIGS x Team USA collection featuring specialty scrubwear, outerwear, knitwear and accessories. Designed for long hours, high pressure and uncompromising standards, the collection will be provided to every member of the Team USA Medical Team and will also be available for purchase at wearfigs.com. The FIGS x Team USA collection honors the medical teams supporting Olympians, Paralympians and healthcare professionals everywhere.

The campaign will air across domestic channels and in prominent spots on NBCUniversal platforms, leading up to and throughout the Winter Games. The initiative also includes out-of-home placements in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Throughout the Olympics, FIGS will continue to share bespoke and behind-the-scenes content across its social channels.

FIGS is extending its successful multi-year partnership with the USOPC through the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, continuing a collaboration that began with the Paris 2024 Games to celebrate the healthcare professionals who "build bodies to break records."

FIGS is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals.

RECCO, global manufacturer of rescue technology that enables faster searches for missing people in the backcountry, welcomes Lange, the longtime leader in ski boots, to its growing family of brands committed to making people more searchable in the outdoors. With the launch of the Lange Code 140 freeride boot, Lange introduces its first product equipped with an integrated RECCO reflector, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to safety and innovation in the mountains.

Lange joins more than 150 leading outdoor and sports brands that integrate RECCO reflectors into their products, enabling organized rescue teams to locate missing or buried individuals faster using the RECCO detector. By integrating a lightweight, passive RECCO reflector directly into the boot, Lange ensures that skiers can be detected by professional rescuers without impacting performance, comfort, or design.

“LANGE has always stood for power and precision. Bringing RECCO technology into our boot extends that commitment to the safety of every freerider,” says Juliette Deschamps, Category Manager Women – Communication Manager Lange.

CODE reflects the brand’s passion for pushing the boundaries of skiing, day after day. Not just breaking the mold, but reinventing it. The CODE boot redefines freeride performance. Like a perfect line of code, every detail is optimized for a smooth, error-free, and safe experience, allowing skiers to fully focus on what matters: their tracks. CODE guarantees the same downhill performance that Lange has always been renowned for, now with an even more powerful and easy-to-use walk mode. The pro model, available in a 140 flex, offers enhanced safety thanks to the integrated RECCO reflector, making the wearer searchable to professional rescue teams in case of an avalanche.

The RECCO system continues to expand globally, with detectors deployed at more than 900 locations across 32 countries, including ski resorts and rescue organizations. The continuously growing network strengthens search and rescue capabilities for both in-bounds and backcountry incidents, supporting faster response times when every minute matters.

The RECCO handheld detector can search efficiently in an avalanche situation, while the RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector can quickly search large areas, covering a square kilometer in six minutes, which makes it an efficient tool to search for missing people year-round. The RECCO SAR detector network continues to grow with more and more placements being added. Currently, there are 45 RECCO SAR Helicopter Detectors globally, with 14 located in North America, 28 units deployed across Europe, one in Nepal and two in New Zealand.

“By integrating RECCO technology, Lange is helping create an environment where more people are searchable, more rescues are possible, and mountain safety continues to improve,” said Fredrik Steinwall, CEO at RECCO. “It’s an exciting time for RECCO as our network continues to grow across Europe and North America.”

The Lange Code 140 freeride boot will be available in stores and online starting in Fall 2026.