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Vonn has ninth operation after Olympic crash

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Sweet, F. (2026, November 11). Vonn has ninth operation after Olympic crash. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/ckx28eww18g2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-11 · by Freya Sweet

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Lindsey Vonn, an American alpine skier who retired in 2019 and made a comeback in 2024, is undergoing her ninth surgery following injuries sustained during the 2026 Winter Olympics crash where she broke her leg and ankle. In a social media video before the procedure, Vonn expressed nervousness about this operation but hope it would be her last. The surgery will remove hardware from previous operations to repair her ACL, with recovery expected to take six to nine months.
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American skier Lindsey Vonn underwent her ninth surgery on November 11, 2026, after sustaining severe injuries during the Olympic downhill race in Cortina nine months earlier. While racing nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee, Vonn struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her run. Surgeons removed all of the hardware from previous operations to make room for a new anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The 42-year-old Olympic champion had uploaded a video on social media expressing nervousness but hope that this would be her last operation, stating she was "praying" it would be successful. Vonn's recovery has been ongoing since the crash, and she has emphasized how essential these operations have been in preventing the need for amputation.

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The 42-year-old uploaded a video on social media before the procedure, saying she was "praying" it would be her last operation and she was "nervous and anxious" but "excited to hopefully put it behind me".
2026-11-11 · assertive framing · Vonn has ninth operation after Olympic crash
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American Cortina Winter Olympics World Cup

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Vonn PERSON · 4× American NORP · 1× Cortina GPE · 1× Lindsey Vonn PERSON · 1× Mikaela Shiffrin PERSON · 1×

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" While racing in the Olympic downhill in Cortina - nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee - Vonn struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her run. The 2010 Olympic downhill champion previously revealed the operations had meant she did not have to have her leg amputated.
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The 42-year-old uploaded a video on social media before the procedure, saying she was "praying" it would be her last operation and she was "nervous and anxious" but "excited to hopefully put it behind me".
2026-11-11 · BBC News
Vonn has ninth operation after Olympic crash · assertive framing

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- Published American skier Lindsey Vonn has had her ninth operation after breaking a leg and ankle in a crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics. asserted
Vonn → publish → Olympics
The 42-year-old uploaded a video on social media before the procedure, saying she was "praying" it would be her last operation and she was "nervous and anxious" but "excited to hopefully put it behind me". asserted
she → upload → me
Vonn explained surgeons would remove all of the hardware that was installed during eight previous procedures to repair her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). asserted
that → explain → ligament
"I'm doing this beforehand because I'm actually getting pretty nervous about it," she said. asserted
she → do → it
"On the day of, I'm going to be focused and rested and trying to get through it." asserted
I → go → it
"I've been waiting all these nine months so my bones could heal and we could fix the ACL and my bones healed which is great news. uncertain
which → wait → ACL
But obviously now I have the ACL and that means another six to nine months. asserted
that → have → months
" While racing in the Olympic downhill in Cortina - nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee - Vonn struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her run. The 2010 Olympic downhill champion previously revealed the operations had meant she did not have to have her leg amputated. asserted
leg → race → run
Vonn, who is regarded as one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time, retired in 2019 after suffering numerous leg injuries. asserted
who → regard → injuries
She made a shock return in 2024 after a partial right knee replacement. asserted
She → make → replacement
Vonn has won 84 World Cup races - second in the all-time women's list behind compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin. asserted
Vonn → win → Shiffrin
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