Lindsey Vonn has undergone her ninth surgery following her tragic ski crash during the 2026 Winter Olympics and is sharing with fans how she is feeling prior to surgery day.

The Olympic gold medalist began her caption, writing, "Surgery day," before briefing fans about her raw emotions leading into her next procedure. 

 

 

 

 

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“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.”

In the video, she shared that she will share updates on her progress amid the surgery. 

“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,” she said.

She then closed the video by thanking her fans for their unwavering support as she continues on this journey to be fully recovered.

Back in April, Vonn spoke to Today and shared whether she has plans to ever race again. 

“Much to my family’s dismay, yes,” Vonn said. 

“I already retired for six years,” she added. “I know what it’s like to not be a ski racer anymore. It’s just that ski racing is something I love to do. And I had so much fun this season that - and I never got to - I never got a final run.”