Associated PressJan 10, 2026, 07:57 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria -- Lindsey Vonn showed again Saturday that she is the standout downhill racer in this Olympic season. Vonn won her second World Cup downhill in four races this season, raising expectations in this remarkable comeback at age 41 with her right knee rebuilt using titanium implants. The United States star was 0.37 seconds faster than Kajsa Vickhoff Lie in tricky, overcast conditions. Vonn was jumping up cheering in the leader's box when her teammate Jacqueline Wiles raced into third place, 0.48 back. On a shortened course that took her fewer than 67 seconds to complete, Vonn still clocked 81 mph for one of the fastest speeds any women's racer will hit this season."I knew what it was going to take to win today," she said. "It was a sprint, and I had to give it everything I had, definitely had to risk a little bit."Vonn crossed the finish line with a look of determined satisfaction, punching the air with her right fist and nodding with short, sharp movements of her head. With each victory, Vonn extends her record as the oldest race winner in the 60-season history of the World Cup circuit.
