Lindsey Vonn gave the crowd a scare when she crashed out on the third sector of the World Cup super-G race at Cortina but emerged unharmed.
Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career before Saturday. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43.
Federica Brignone became the oldest woman to win a World Cup super-G race, capping an Italian double win weekend at home in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the 2026 Olympic women’s Alpine skiing host site. Brignone, 34, prevailed by 58 hundredths of a second over 2022 Olympic gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
Vonn, 0.58 seconds behind after starting 32nd of the 51 starters, raised her arms as if she had won after her exhilarating effort.
Lindsey Vonn has fallen while on pace for a podium finish at a World Cup super-G on the course that will host skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics
Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year’s Olympics.
Federica Brignone continued her superb season by winning Sunday's super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo to extend her World Cup lead, as comeback queen Lindsey Vonn crashed out.
ST. ANTON, Austria — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
Lindsey Vonn crashed out of a World Cup Super-G race on Sunday while on pace for her best finish so far in her comeback to alpine skiing. The American star was tracking toward a podium spot in Cortina d’Ampezzo,
Saturday, each posted top-20 results in Cortina’s downhill. Sunday, Vonn crashed out of the super-G race after her skis caught on themselves. Macuga finished 16th in Sunday’s super-G race.
American Paula Moltzan notched her first World Cup giant slalom podium by climbing from 10th place after the first run to finish third in Kronplatz, Italy, on Tuesday.