Vonn wins 2nd straight World Cup downhill
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Vonn wins 2nd straight World Cup downhill
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup downhill at Lake Louise for the second straight day, giving her seven victories on the course in six years.
Saturday’s victory marked the first time the 25-year-old Vonn has won back-to-back races in Lake Louise, which hosts two downhills per event, weather permitting.
The two-time overall World Cup overall champion from Vail, Colo., will also be in the hunt to win Sunday’s super-G.
“I’ve only gotten two wins back to back once so I think three is pushing my luck,” Vonn said. “I’m definitely going to go out tomorrow and try my best and I’m just hoping for a podium.”
Snow and poor visibility had shortened Friday’s opening downhill by 670 meters. Skies cleared and temperatures dropped Saturday, allowing the women to race the full 3,090-meter course.
Vonn was timed in 1 minute, 50.06 seconds and was followed by Germany’s Maria Riesch and Canada’s Emily Brydon.
“This is what I kind of believed could happen, but it’s never happened before now,” said Brydon, who won silver in Friday’s race. “I really believed in what I did yesterday and I wanted to follow it up with something good.”
Vonn’s victory in Friday’s downhill came despite arriving at the finish with a bloody mouth from cutting her tongue at the top of the run after smacking her chin on her knee.
Vonn will race five disciplines at the Vancouver Olympics and is a medal threat in all of them.
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