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Lindsey Vonn faces another operation after horror crash

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lindsey Vonn said she will undergo another operation after suffering a torn ACL and a complicated fracture in her left leg during a crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
  • The operation is planned for November, followed by an expected nine-month rehabilitation period.
  • A return to skiing would therefore come no earlier than the 2027-28 winter season.

Lindsey Vonn’s recovery from her severe crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo will require another operation. The 41-year-old American announced the news during a visit to the US Open in New York.

“I have another operation ahead of me and I’m trying to get as strong as possible,” Vonn said. The surgery is planned for November, and she expects to spend a further nine months in rehabilitation.

Vonn suffered the crash in the Olympic downhill in Cortina with an already torn cruciate ligament. She also sustained a complicated fracture to her left leg, extending a difficult period for the former ski champion.

She has not ruled out a return to skiing. Given the planned surgery and rehabilitation, however, any comeback would be possible at the earliest in the winter of 2027-28. During her US Open visit, Vonn also celebrated with Roger Federer and posed in a referee’s chair in Newport.

I have another operation ahead of me and I’m trying to get as strong as possible.

— Lindsey VonnVonn described her planned surgery and recovery during a visit to the US Open.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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