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Lindsey Vonn Claims Zauchensee Downhill for 84th World Cup Win

The victory strengthens her lead in the downhill standings a month before the Milano–Cortina Olympics.

Overview

  • Vonn clocked 1:06.24 to beat Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie by 0.37 seconds, with American Jacqueline Wiles third at 0.48.
  • The race ran on a shortened course in falling snow after Friday’s training was canceled.
  • Competition paused for about 25 minutes after Austria’s Magdalena Egger crashed and was evacuated by helicopter.
  • It was Vonn’s second win and fourth podium in four downhills this season, widening her advantage as she chases a ninth discipline title with four of nine races completed.
  • Defending Olympic champion Corinne Suter returned from injury but finished outside the top 20, more than a second off Vonn’s pace.