Federica Brignone became the oldest woman to win a World Cup super-G race, capping an Italian double win weekend at home in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the 2026 Olympic women’s Alpine skiing host site. Brignone, 34, prevailed by 58 hundredths of a second over 2022 Olympic gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
Vonn won a record 43 downhills in her 82-win World Cup career. Her previous World Cup downhill had been in January 2019, placing ninth at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Several weeks later, she took bronze in the 2019 world championships at Are, Sweden, before retiring.
Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career before Saturday. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43.
Italy’s Federica Brignone scored her first career World Cup downhill in St Anton Austria. Brignone won with a time of 1:16.08, just ahead of Switzerland’s Malorie Blanc.
ST. ANTON, Austria -- Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. In an ...
Lindsey Vonn finished in sixth place Saturday in her first World Cup downhill race since 2019 as she continues her return to racing at age 40.
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
American Paula Moltzan notched her first World Cup giant slalom podium by climbing from 10th place after the first run to finish third in Kronplatz, Italy, on Tuesday. Moltzan, a 30-year-old native of Minnesota,
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sofia Goggia is leading a World Cup downhill on the course that will host women’s skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics, while Lindsey Vonn was in 20th on Saturday.
Macuga was almost flawless to win by a huge 0.68 seconds margin ahead of Stephanie Venier of Austria. Federica Brignone was 0.92 back in third. Vonn was 1.24 back yet fastest on the steep middle ...
Parkite speed skiers Lindsey Vonn and Lauren Macuga each posted top-20 finishes at the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup downhill race Saturday. Vonn finished with a time of 1:35.63, good enough for 20th, and Macuga finished at 1:35.
Lindsey Vonn fell toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run on Thursday and appeared slightly banged up. Vonn got back up and skied to the finish area on the Olympia delle Tofane course but then went inside a medical tent for treatment.