CrossFit Coach Gets 'Incredible' Health Update After Dramatic Golf Cart Crash
CrossFit coach Kerrie Olsen is on the road to recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a golf cart crash in Mexico.
"The tube is out. She is coming back to us," Olsen's GoFundMe page posted on Friday, May 8. "It has been an emotional couple of days, but today we have something real to celebrate."
Olsen fell out of a golf cart while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta last week, sustaining a subdural hematoma and had massive bleeding around her brain. After undergoing surgery in Mexico, she was transported back to her home state of Utah via medical evacuation on Wednesday, May 6.
"She has had a CT, MRI, blood work, and more tests than we can count since coming home, and the medical team is now putting together a full plan for what comes next," the GoFundMe continues. "Physical therapy started yesterday - for her mind and small movements. The progress she has made in such a short time has been nothing short of incredible - but this is going to take a lot of time. We are having wins, and we will celebrate every single one. But there will be setbacks too, and we are prepared to walk through all of it with her."
The fundraising page said Olsen was "very out of it" and "couldn't hold her eyes open while talking."
"But she was in there. That is everything," the GoFundMe reads.
The most challenging part of Olsen's recovery will be "brain fog," according to the fundraiser, which has already earned more than $92,000.
"Every single bit of energy Kerrie has goes toward therapy and healing," the GoFundMe explains. "Even immediate family is limited to 30 minutes a day right now - not because anyone wants it that way, but because that is what her brain needs."
Olsen's husband, Paul, was also on the golf cart when it crashed, though he emerged physically unscathed. The couple's three children and Olsen's parents were able to spend time with her before she was transported to the ICU after coming home.
"The family is asking that people please not come to the hospital to visit," the GoFundMe urges. "She simply does not have the energy. The love you want to give her in person is real and it is felt - but the best way to give it to her right now is to let her rest, keep sharing the GoFundMe, and keep the prayers going."
The page adds, "There is still so much road ahead. The bills are not stopping. If you have not yet donated or shared, now is the time. Every dollar goes directly to Kerrie's care and recovery. Live like Kerrie. Be a bright light. Be sunshine. Hold the people you love close and make sure they know it. None of us are promised tomorrow."
"We love you, Kerrie," the post concludes. "Keep fighting. We are right here."
Copyright 2026 Us Weekly. All rights reserved
This story was originally published May 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM.