Overview
- Vonn took the season’s first downhill on the Corviglia course by nearly a second over Austria’s Magdalena Egger, with Mirjam Puchner third and Italy’s Sofia Goggia fourth.
- The 1:29.63 victory is her first World Cup downhill win since retiring in 2019 and was reported as making her the oldest woman to win an alpine World Cup race.
- Vonn highlighted a rigorous build-up that included about 5.5 kilograms of added muscle and careful equipment choices, following last season’s return and a late Super-G podium.
- Italy’s broader start to the winter remains strong, with early World Cup tallies reported as three wins and 13 podiums across disciplines, including Dorothea Wierer’s biathlon Individual win, snowboard parallel successes, and Conti/Macii’s pairs figure skating national record.
- Training at St. Moritz was marred by Michelle Gisin’s high-speed crash; she was airlifted to hospital and was conscious, with her condition not yet detailed.