‘Got all this s*** out of my leg’: Lindsey Vonn posts IKEA-style bag of metal plates and screws after undergoing NINTH surgery following horrifying Winter Olympics crash
Lindsey Vonn has revealed the plates and screws she has had removed after undergoing a ninth surgery following her horrifying crash at the Winter Olympics.
The Olympic legend had revealed earlier this week that she was set to undergo surgery again on her left leg.
In a new update to fans on Instagram, Vonn held up a bag containing the screws and plates surgeons had removed, after declaring that the surgery ‘went well’.
The Olympic legend wrote: ‘Got all this s*** out of my leg’ and added a clapping emoji, before showing off her heavily bandaged leg.
Vonn has been facing a challenging recovery following her dramatic crash at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina back in February.
Having come out of retirement, Vonn opted to compete despite suffering a torn left ACL in another crash prior to the Games.
Lindsey Vonn shared a bag of plates and screws she has had removed in her latest surgery following her crash at the Winter Olympics in February. Source: Instagram/lindseyvonn
Vonn informed fans her ninth surgery following the crash ‘went well’ as she had hardware removed from her leg to make room for a new ACL. Source: Instagram/lindseyvonn
The skiing legend broke her leg after suffering a horror crash at the Olympics in February
Vonn ultimately crashed 13 seconds into her run, with the star shattering her left leg and almost requiring amputation as a result.
‘This will be my ninth surgery,’ Vonn said earlier this week. ‘I’m doing this beforehand because I’m actually getting pretty nervous about it. On the day of, I’m going to be focused and rested and trying to get through it.
‘So, I just want to walk you through the procedure,’ she continued. ‘Basically, what we’re doing is removing all of the plates and screws and just basically removing all the hardware to make room for the new ACL because I don’t have an ACL still because of all the plates just couldn’t put it in.
‘So 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. But obviously now I have the ACL and that means another six-to-nine months.’
Vonn said she also needs time for the screw holes in her bones to heal properly as well. However, she did not say if she plans on returning to high-level competition.
The surgery comes at a busy time in the skier’s life, with Vonn having confirmed her relationship with fellow alpine ski star Matthieu Bailet back in September following a whirlwind summer romance.
Speaking at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards earlier this week, Vonn told People she’s ‘trying to strike a nice balance’ between being open about her love life and keeping some things private.
‘I think in my past it’s kind of been mixed of keeping things private and maybe oversharing,’ she said.
Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women’s downhill race in February
Vonn hard-launched her relationship with fellow alpine ski star Matthieu Bailet in September
Vonn was previously spotted on the Monaco Grand Prix grid alongside fellow ski star Bailet
Vonn, who previously dated Tiger Woods and PK Subban, then revealed she’s ‘really happy’ about how her romance with Bailet, who is an ‘amazing boyfriend’, is progressing.
‘He’s awesome and I wanted to share that. People know now I’m dating someone and I’m happy, but I’m not going to share too much moving forward,’ she added.
Months after being spotted with Bailet at the Monaco Grand Prix, Vonn took to Instagram to confirm their relationship with some vacation snaps.
A report from People back in May claimed that Vonn had been getting close to Bailet after a number of public sightings at the time.
‘They’re getting to know each other,’ a source told the outlet, saying they’ve been spending time together in New York City.
