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Lindsey Vonn, 41, Wins St. Moritz Downhill, Plans to Race Through the Season

A 230-point weekend signals a shift to planning the full World Cup campaign.

Overview

  • Vonn won Friday’s downhill by 0.98 seconds to become the oldest World Cup race winner on record.
  • She followed with second in Saturday’s downhill and fourth in Sunday’s super-G, totaling a weekend-best 230 points.
  • She now expects to continue beyond the MilanCortina Games into March, with head coach Chris Knight saying the team will plan for the entire season.
  • Her resurgence features a surgically reinforced knee, added muscle mass and dialed-in equipment, with Aksel Lund Svindal offering a calming influence at the start.
  • Her Olympic program targets downhill, super-G and the new team combined, with a pairing with Mikaela Shiffrin described as a possibility based on current form.