“I waited these nine months so my bones could heal and we could repair the ACL and my bones would heal, which is great news.
“But obviously now I have the ACL and that means another six to nine months.”
While competing in the Olympic downhill in Cortina – nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee – Vonn hit a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her race.
The 2010 Olympic downhill champion previously revealed that the operations saved her from having to have her leg amputated.
Vonn, considered one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time, retired in 2019 after suffering numerous leg injuries.
She made a shock return in 2024 after a partial right knee replacement.
Vonn has won 84 World Cup races – second in the all-time women’s list behind compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin.
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