Lindsey Vonn landed on her third podium in 4 races within the World Cup season, ending third within the downhill on Saturday at Val D’Isere, France.
The 41-year-old, who has come out of retirement to compete in a single closing season and yet another Winter Olympics, completed 0.35 seconds behind Cornelia Huetter of Austria.
Her third-place end got here every week after she gained the downhill occasion at St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was her first World Cup win in virtually eight years, and he or she turned the oldest skier in Alpine historical past to win a Cup occasion.
Regardless of qualifying for the rostrum, Vonn stated she might have improved on her Saturday efficiency.
“I want I might have been slightly bit higher in the present day,” she instructed reporters after the race. “I assumed I executed the center part, the place I did not ski nicely in coaching, however on the underside, I made a giant mistake, and I misplaced numerous time, so I used to be mad at myself for that.”
Vonn’s teammate, defending downhill world champion Breezy Johnson positioned seventh (0.61 seconds again).
Alpine competitors on the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 7.
“I am simply gonna maintain making an attempt to enhance,” Vonn stated. “I’ve 49 extra days till the Olympics begin, so I do know I will be prepared for that.”
She at the moment is No. 1 on the World Cup circuit within the downhill and seventh general within the ladies’s Alpine standings. Fellow American Mikaela Shiffrin is No. 1 within the slalom and first general.
Vonn earned one gold (downhill) and one bronze (Tremendous-G) on the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and a bronze medal within the downhill on the 2018 PyeongChang Video games.
–Subject Stage Media
