Legendary Olympic women’s skier Lindsey Vonn is heading for another surgery.
Vonn revealed in a pre-recorded Instagram video that she is going under the knife for a ninth time on Tuesday, once again having a procedure on her leg.
The 2010 gold medalist shared her thoughts as she prepared for the operation and the recovery process ahead.
“This day has been looming on my calendar for a while now… and the time has finally come. I’ve been nervous and anxious about it…but at the same time excited to hopefully put this behind me.” Vonn wrote in the caption of the post.
The procedure is to reconstruct her left ACL, which she is still missing, alongside removing the titanium plates and screws that stabilize her tibia. Vonn noted that all her bones have healed.
This surgery follows a brutal crash the 41-year-old endured during the 2026 Winter Olympics in the women’s downhill Alpine skiing. The incident was twice as painful for Vonn as she was persevering through an ACL tear during the event. Vonn came out of retirement for the Olympics in Milano Cortina, making it the fifth of her illustrious career.
The accident left Vonn needing an airlift from the course to a hospital in Treviso, Italy. There, she underwent four emergency surgeries to stabilize her leg before returning to the United States, where she has had a continuous series of operations over the past nine months.
Leading up to surgery day, Vonn has been quite active; she’s been attending award shows, working out, and made her runway debut at Paris Fashion Week. Her ninth surgery now marks the next step in her rehab process.
Vonn said she filmed the video beforehand because she was getting pretty nervous about the surgery and wanted to be focused and rested on the day of the procedure.
“There are still things that could change in surgery so we will have to wait and see how it goes but I will keep you posted on my progress when I am out of surgery and recovering. I am in the best hands though and thankful for the help of my doctors, physical therapist, nurses and medical staff,” Vonn wrote.
Vonn, who’s dating fellow Alpine skier Matthieu Bailet, is hoping this surgery will be her last.
