Vail, CO – Lindsey Vonn has undergone successful knee surgery to repair a left knee damaged from several incidents, beginning with a crash at the 2013 Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming, Austria, and culminating with her withdrawal from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
![Lindsey Vonn rests while recovering from knee surgery yesterday. (photo: Twitter)](http://www.firsttracksonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BeB3tjTIYAA1Hpx1-300x225.jpg)
“Surgery was successful! Resting with loved ones and of course my cuddle buddy Leo,” the 29-year-old four-time World Champion wrote on Facebook yesterday, referencing the 9-month-old dog she adopted from a shelter last week. “So thankful to have such great people helping me. Will update more later.”
Vonn and Leo are “bum knee buddies,” according to a hashtag used by Vonn; she says that Leo has a knee damaged from a collision with a car when he was a puppy.
Vonn’s surgery was performed by Dr. Jim Andrews, who has previously worked with football stars Tom Brady and Brett Favre.
“(Dr. Andrews ) expects (Vonn) to make a full recovery in time for next year’s World Championships in Vail, Colorado,” Vonn’s publicist indicated today.