"Vonn won her second World Cup downhill in four races this season, raising expectations in this remarkable comeback at age 41 with her right knee rebuilt using titanium implants. The United States star was 0.37 seconds faster than Kajsa Vickhoff Lie in tricky, overcast conditions. Vonn was jumping up cheering in the leader's box when her teammate Jacqueline Wiles raced into third place, 0.48 back."
"On a shortened course that took her fewer than 67 seconds to complete, Vonn still clocked 81 mph for one of the fastest speeds any women's racer will hit this season. "I knew what it was going to take to win today," she said. "It was a sprint, and I had to give it everything I had, definitely had to risk a little bit.""
Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill in four races this season at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, finishing 0.37 seconds ahead of Kajsa Vickhoff Lie. The 41-year-old completed a shortened course in fewer than 67 seconds, reaching 81 mph despite tricky, overcast conditions. Jacqueline Wiles finished third, 0.48 seconds back, while Sofia Goggia placed 17th and Corinne Suter was more than a second behind in her season debut. The victory was Vonn's 84th World Cup win and her 45th in downhill, extending her record as the oldest race winner in the circuit's 60-season history. Vonn is a strong contender for Olympic downhill gold at Milan-Cortina.
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