Lindsey Vonn’s recovery from the catastrophic crash she suffered during the 2026 Winter Olympics isn’t quite finished.The 42-year-old skiing superstar has now undergone surgery to remove all the hardware that was previously installed across her eight earlier procedures since the infamous February crash.Vonn was already competing in the Milan-Cortina Games on a torn left ACL, which she injured in another crash heading into the Olympics. Yet when she took to the slopes in a bid to land her fourth Olympic medal, Vonn completely shattered her left leg and almost required amputation as a result.’This will be my ninth surgery,’ the Olympian and influencer said on a self-shot video on Instagram. ‘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 is once again recovering from leg surgery following her February crash in Italy Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women’s downhill race in February The skiing legend broke her leg after suffering a horror crash at the Olympics in FebruaryVonn 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 love life. Vonn officially hard launched 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, 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. Olympics legend Lindsey Vonn has admitted she’s ‘really happy’ with her new boyfriend 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 BailetAmong the carousel of images, which showed off her escapades this summer, Vonn and Bailet were seen packing on the PDA at a pool during their travels.Another showed the couple relaxing on a hammock in the ocean together, while they were also seen enjoying a day at the beach in another photo.Vonn captioned the post: ‘About that time for a summer recap… pt 1’. Bailet wasted no time in commenting: ‘Can’t wait to see the summer recap part 2’ with a kissing emoji.American tennis star Sloane Stephens was among those to comment on the post, writing: ‘HARD LAUNCH!!!!!!!’.A bombshell 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.