Vonn chalks up 64th World Cup victory
Lindsey Vonn mastered a tricky super-G race Sunday for a record-extending 64th World Cup victory.
The American star raced down the Engiadina course in 1 minute, 23.55 seconds with only one rival able to finish within a second of her.
Anna Fenninger of Austria was runner-up for a seventh time this season, 0.24 back. Nicole Hosp of Austria was 1.10 behind Vonn in third.
On crossing the finish line, Vonn raised both arms in the air and bowed to the cheering Swiss crowd who appreciated her impressive run.
Vonn was watched by her father, Alan Kildow, who was also course-side last Monday at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, when another super-G win set the all-time women’s World Cup wins record.
“She knew exactly what she was doing,” Kildow told the Associated Press. “She felt it before the race, she was in really a very positive mood and I think she knew how she was going to ski it and she did it.”
Vonn now heads for her hometown world championships – which open Feb. 2 at Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado – having won three of her past four races in an eight-day span.
Victory on Sunday was keyed by taking a clean racing line through two tough left-hand turns in lower sections of the course.
Hargin wins men’s slalom: Mattias Hargin of Sweden won a men’s World Cup slalom on Sunday for his first career victory.
Third after the opening leg, Hargin used a flawless second run to finish in a total time of 1 minute, 43.10 seconds.
First-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria overcame a mistake halfway down his final run to finish 0.49 behind in second.
Felix Neureuther of Germany, who won the race a year ago and also triumphed in Wengen, Switzerland, last week, finished third and remained in the lead of the discipline standings.