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12/12 04:14 CST Remarkable Lindsey Vonn takes big lead in World Cup downhill
with run to finish
Remarkable Lindsey Vonn takes big lead in World Cup downhill with run to finish
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) --- The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly
back.
Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill
on Friday.
The 41-year-old United States ski great was fastest by an astonishing 1.16
seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Even wilder was that Vonn trailed
by 0.61 after the first two time checks.
Vonn then was faster than anyone through the next speed checks, touching 119
kph (74 mph), and posted the fastest time splits for the bottom half of the
sunbathed Corviglia course.
She skied through the finish area and bumped against the inflated safety
barrier, lay down in the snow and raised her arms on seeing her time.
Vonn got up, punched the air with her right fist and shrieked with joy before
putting her hands to her left cheek in a sleeping gesture.
She was the No. 16 starter with all the pre-race favorites having completed
their runs.
Vonn now races with a titanium knee on her comeback, which started last season
after five years of retirement.
The 2010 Olympic champion is targeting another gold medal at the Milan Cortina
Winter Games in February.
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