Lindsey Vonn Undergoes Surgery to Injured Left Knee
Recently-retired American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn announced on Monday evening that she underwent surgery to repair her left LCL that was torn in a training crash last fall at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Vonn also received a lateral meniscectomy, peroneal nerve neurolysis, and chondroplasty to her left knee.
the 34 year old American sat out the first half of the 2019 World Cup season after crashing last November and returned to the World Cup in Cortina, Italy, in January where she finished ninth and 15th in the two downhills contested. Vonn then sat out the next World Cup series in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, to further rest her knee before announcing her retirement after the 2019 World Championships in Are, Sweden, in February.
In her final race as a professional skier, Vonn won bronze in the downhill at World Championships.
“Surgery was a success don’t worry guys everything is great,” Vonn shared in a social media post on Monday evening.
Vonn initially claimed that she would not need surgery after crashing in Copper but did not announce the severity of the injuries to her knee.