US EditionLindsey Vonn impresses again winning World Cup downhill for 2nd victory of Olympic season
- On Jan 10 in Zauchensee, Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup downhill, extending her career victories and reaching four podiums from four downhills this Olympic season.
- Lindsey Vonn, racing after knee reconstruction with titanium implants, has mounted an age-defying comeback and positioned herself as a favourite for the Milan Cortina Olympics and downhill season title.
- On the shortened Zauchensee course, Lindsey Vonn reached 130 kph and finished ahead of Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, while Jacqueline Wiles was 0.48 seconds slower on the podium.
- Vonn picked up 100 race points and widened her downhill lead to 129 points over Emma Aicher, Germany, after finishing second and third in prior races this season.
- With the Olympics weeks away, Vonn heads into a super-G on the same course, as the Olympic downhill is scheduled for Feb. 8, making her a top medal contender.
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Lindsey Vonn wins Austrian World Cup downhill for 2nd victory of Olympic season
Lindsey Vonn showed again Saturday she is the standout downhill racer in this Olympic season. The 41-year-old American won her second World Cup downhill in four races this season, raising expectations in this remarkable comeback with her right knee rebuilt using titanium implants.
Alpine skiing-Vonn takes Zauchensee downhill for 84th World Cup win
ZAUCHENSEE, Austria, Jan 10 - U.S. speed queen Lindsey Vonn continued her astonishing, age-defying comeback with a downhill victory in Zauchensee, Austria, on Saturday to take her career World Cup Alpine skiing win tally to 84. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, did it again. The legend, veteran and phenomenon won a downhill race in the Alpine World Cup for the 45th time. With her performance in Zauchensee, she is the big favorite to win gold at the Olympics in just over a month.
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Lindsey Vonn impresses again leading World Cup downhill and set for 2nd win of Olympic season
Lindsey Vonn has showed again she is the standout downhill racer in this Olympic season. Vonn led a World Cup downhill by 0.37 seconds and was set for her second win in four downhill races in this remarkable comeback racing at age 41 with her right knee rebuilt using titanium implants.
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