Lindsey Vonn held up her hands with fingers extended when asked how many surgeries she’s had.
"It’s more than two hands," said Vonn, 38, the downhill skier who won an Olympic gold medal, two Olympic bronze medals and four World Cup overall championships before injuries prompted her to retire in 2019. "I just had a surgery three weeks ago.
"Yeah, my right knee is in a constant state of pain pretty much, so I’m just trying to manage that. I definitely paid a heavy price for the success I had in my skiing career. But I have no regrets.