Lindsey Vonn, 41, continues remarkable comeback with World Cup downhill win ahead of Olympics

Lindsey Vonn continued her singular comeback arsenic she won her 2nd World Cup downhill of the play connected Saturday astatine Altenmarkt-Zauchensee successful Austria.

Vonn, 41, who has had her close genu rebuilt utilizing titanium implants, has proven that she is the standout downhill racer heading into her 5th Winter Olympics.

On a shortened people that took her less than 67 seconds to complete, Vonn inactive clocked 130 kph (81 mph) for 1 of the fastest speeds immoderate women's racer volition deed this season. She was 0.37 seconds faster than Kajsa Vickoff Lie successful tricky, overcast conditions.

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Lindsey Vonn sprays sparkling vino arsenic she celebrates connected the podium aft winning the women’s World Cup downhill contention successful Zauchensee, Austria, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Giovanni Auletta/AP Photo)

"I knew what it was going to instrumentality to triumph today," she said. "It was a sprint and I had to springiness it everything I had, decidedly had to hazard a small bit."

Vonn returned to skiing aft being successful status for six years and said she mightiness beryllium successful the champion signifier of her vocation contempt having undergone partial genu replacement surgery. With each victory, Vonn extends her grounds arsenic the oldest contention victor successful the 60-season past of the World Cup circuit. Her 84th vocation triumph connected the circuit was her record-extending 45th successful downhill.

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Lindsey Vonn speeds down the people during the women’s World Cup downhill contention successful Zauchensee, Austria, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Marco Trovati/AP Photo)

Vonn extended her pb successful the season-long World Cup downhill standings aft finishing 2nd and 3rd successful the different races. Saturday’s contention was the 4th of 9 scheduled downhills successful the World Cup this season.

She earned 100 contention points and present leads by 129 points from Emma Aicher of Germany, who placed sixth Saturday. Vonn is chasing a ninth World Cup downhill play rubric a afloat 10 years aft her eighth, erstwhile she besides won successful Zauchensee.

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Lindsey Vonn is airborne arsenic she speeds down the people to triumph the women’s World Cup downhill contention successful Zauchensee, Austria, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Giovanni Auletta/AP Photo)

"I felt similar I was skiing amended successful super-G this summer," she said, "but erstwhile I got to the races successful St. Moritz everything was moving truly good close from the start."

Vonn appears to beryllium a beardown contender for the golden medal contention astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics, a contention she won astatine the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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