Overview
- Starting 16th, Vonn led Friday’s World Cup downhill by 1.16 seconds over Austria’s Mirjam Puchner, clocking the fastest lower splits and touching 119 kph on the Corviglia course.
- She set the pace in Wednesday’s opening training at 1:30.95, ahead of Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and Sofia Goggia, with two downhills and a super-G scheduled in St. Moritz this weekend.
- Vonn says she gained about 12 pounds of muscle over the summer and reports no pain after a 2024 partial knee replacement that included titanium implants.
- Her preparations feature equipment tweaks, including a return to trusted boots, and the addition of former Olympic downhill champion Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team.
- She aims to qualify for downhill, super-G and the team combined at Milan-Cortina 2026, with U.S. roster decisions expected in the coming weeks.