Lindsey Vonn is giving fans updates about her latest procedure following her tragic ski crash during the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Earlier this week, Vonn shared a video on how “nervous” she was going into surgery for the ninth time.

“This day has been looming on my calendar for a while now… and the time has finally come,” she captioned a video on Instagram, prior to her Monday, November 9 surgery. “I’ve been nervous and anxious about it…but at the same time excited to hopefully put this behind me.”

Doctors will finally replace the ACL she tore back in January when she was involved in a high-speed crash into safety netting at a World Cup tune-up event. This occurred a week before she competed in the women’s downhill at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she suffered a subsequent leg fracture during her race. 

“[We’re] just basically removing all the hardware so we can put in a new ACL, because I don’t have an ACL still. Cause of all the plates, we just couldn’t put it in,” she explained in her video. “So I’ve been waiting all of these nine months so my bone could heal and we could fix the ACL, and my bones healed, which is great news. But obviously now that means another six to nine months [of recovery] like a normal ACL [surgery]. But obviously, when you take out all the screws, that leaves holes in your bone as well, so those have to heal. But fingers crossed.”

Lindsey Vonn Gives Fans Update On 9th Surgery

The Olympian returned to social media as promised and shared how well her ninth surgery. She shared snapshots from her in the hospital bed with someone holding up black metal plates and screws that they extracted from her leg. 

“Surgery went well!” she began her caption. “It took over 5 hours to remove all of the plates and screws from my leg and replace my ACL. I am home from the hospital now and thankful to be on the final road to a full recovery.”

She added that she will be telling fans more about her condition “soon.”

Vonn has been keeping fans updated about her recovery and even showing videos of her partaking in modified workouts. 

“Feel like I’ve been running around all over the place lately… but I always try to keep a good balance of work and living my [life] to the fullest,” she shared via Instagram in September. “One thing I won’t skip on is my training though. Worked very hard to get here and will keep working hard to keep getting better and stronger. #onestepatatime”

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