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Lindsey Vonn Faces More Surgery, Remains Resilient
15 Feb
Summary
- Lindsey Vonn underwent successful surgery on her fractured left leg.
- She sustained a complex tibia fracture during an Olympic downhill event.
- Vonn's father urged her to retire, but she vows to ski again.

Lindsey Vonn reported that her latest surgery on her left leg, which she fractured during an Olympic downhill event, "went well." The 41-year-old skier, who sustained a "complex tibia fracture" just 13 seconds into her run, is undergoing treatment in Treviso. This injury required multiple surgeries, with a "successful" third operation occurring on Wednesday. Nine days prior to this crash, Vonn had ruptured her ACL. Despite the setbacks and her father's urging for her to retire, Vonn expressed a powerful message of resilience. She asked for strength, not sadness, and vowed, "I will stand on the top of the mountain once more."


