<P> The season follows the characters dealing with the aftermath of the season eight plane crash that claimed the life of Lexie Grey ( Chyler Leigh ) and upon rescue Mark Sloan ( Eric Dane ) , who dies after sustaining injuries from the crash . Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ) finds his surgical career in doubt after badly damaging his hand but Callie Torres ( Sara Ramirez ) ultimately manages to save his hand . The show 's protagonist Meredith Grey ( Ellen Pompeo ) deals with the loss of her half - sister Lexie and later discovers that she is pregnant . Cristina Yang ( Sandra Oh ) who is severely traumatized upon rescue and later decides to take up her fellowship in Minnesota . Arizona Robbins ( Jessica Capshaw ) another survivor of the plane crash upon return realizes that her leg has to be amputated to save her life , reacts badly to this , becoming bitter and blaming her wife Callie and her former friend Alex Karev ( Justin Chambers ) . To prevent the doctors ' court case from being thrown out , Owen Hunt ( Kevin McKidd ) decides to divorce Yang , but the two agree to start again . The hospital itself becomes liable for the crash , putting its future in extreme doubt prompting the four crash survivors and Torres to purchase the hospital . Miranda Bailey ( Chandra Wilson ) marries her partner Ben Warren ( Jason George ) , April Kepner ( Sarah Drew ) returns home to Ohio , but is brought back by Hunt to rejoin the hospital and she restarts her relationship with Jackson Avery ( Jesse Williams ) . </P>
<P> The season follows the characters dealing with the aftermath of the season eight plane crash that claimed the life of Lexie Grey ( Chyler Leigh ) and upon rescue Mark Sloan ( Eric Dane ) , who dies after sustaining injuries from the crash . Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ) finds his surgical career in doubt after badly damaging his hand but Callie Torres ( Sara Ramirez ) ultimately manages to save his hand . The show 's protagonist Meredith Grey ( Ellen Pompeo ) deals with the loss of her half - sister Lexie and later discovers that she is pregnant . Cristina Yang ( Sandra Oh ) who is severely traumatized upon rescue and later decides to take up her fellowship in Minnesota . Arizona Robbins ( Jessica Capshaw ) another survivor of the plane crash upon return realizes that her leg has to be amputated to save her life , reacts badly to this , becoming bitter and blaming her wife Callie and her former friend Alex Karev ( Justin Chambers ) . To prevent the doctors ' court case from being thrown out , Owen Hunt ( Kevin McKidd ) decides to divorce Yang , but the two agree to start again . The hospital itself becomes liable for the crash , putting its future in extreme doubt prompting the four crash survivors and Torres to purchase the hospital . Miranda Bailey ( Chandra Wilson ) marries her partner Ben Warren ( Jason George ) , April Kepner ( Sarah Drew ) returns home to Ohio , but is brought back by Hunt to rejoin the hospital and she restarts her relationship with Jackson Avery ( Jesse Williams ) . </P>
where does christina yang go in season 9
where does christina yang go in season 9
Minnesota
Minnesota