Lindsey Vonn Recovering from Ninth Operation After Olympic Crash
11th November 2026
The 42-year-old uploaded a video on social media before the procedure.
She said she was “praying” it would be her last operation and she was “nervous and anxious” but “excited to hopefully put it behind me”.
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Despite her injury, Vonn was ranked 12th overall last season and fifth in the final downhill standings.
She was also the highest ranked U.S. female skier in Super-G.
Vonn retired in 2019 after suffering numerous leg injuries.
She made a surprise return in 2024 after a partial right knee replacement.
Vonn has won 84 World Cup races – second in the all-time women’s list behind her fellow American, Mikaela Shiffrin
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