In the downhill on Saturday, Lara Gut-Behrami in fourth and Corinne Suter in fifth only just missed out on the podium. Will there be a Swiss podium finish today in the super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo?
In the downhill on Saturday, Lara Gut-Behrami in fourth and Corinne Suter in fifth only just missed out on the podium. Will there be a Swiss podium finish today in the super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo - or even two?
Lindsey Vonn had the first setback in her strong return to alpine skiing, crashing while on pace for a top-three Super-G finish.
Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole.Then she got up and skied down to the finish — fortunate to have come away mostly unscathed again — and ready to assess the most difficult weekend of her comeback at age 40 with a new titanium knee following nearly six years of retirement.
Italy's Federica Brignone won the alpine skiing World Cup super-G race on home soil in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday, while Atle Lie McGrath led a podium sweep for Norway in Wengen's slalom. Brignone took the overall lead with a third place in Saturday's downhill and crowned a great weekend with first place in the super-G,
Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole.
Lindsey Vonn fell while on pace for a top-five finish at a World Cup super-G on Sunday to mark the second time she has gone down in four days during her comeback to ski racing at age 40. Again, the American came away mostly unscathed.
Federica Brignone claimed her first World Cup win at Cortina in the super-G race, enhancing her lead in the overall standings. Despite a crash, Lindsey Vonn managed to continue her comeback journey. Brignone's win was cemented with a time of 1:21.
Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Lindsey Vonn has fallen while on pace for a podium finish at a World Cup super-G on the course that will host skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Italy's Federica Brignone won the super-G race at Cortina on Sunday, her first World Cup win at the Italian course extending her overall lead, while Lindsey Vonn gave the crowd a scare when crashing out on the third sector but emerged unharmed.