Vonn Wins Season Opening World Cup Downhill in St Moritz
American ski racer Lindsey Vonn has won the first Downhill of the 25-26 campaign in St. Moritz, by almost a second. This is the 83rd World Cup victory for the 41 year old and her first in almost eight years after Vonn returned to racing last season.
The living legend American ski racer Lindsey Vonn has won the first Downhill of the 25-26 campaign in St. Moritz, almost a second ahead of the next racer. This is the 83rd World Cup victory for the 41 year old and her first in almost eight years after Vonn returned to racing last season five years after retiring.
"Lindsey Vonn's run was awesome, especially on the section that is so smooth to ski. That was the Aksel effect in action. Proof for me that she has grown even stronger since Aksel Lund Svindal joined the team," said HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber. "Lindsey Vonn can achieve anything she wants to now! She is back up on the same level that she was, winning races. The snow and weather conditions were perfect for everyone today, and she went out and took the victory. As long as she remains fit, everything is possible for her."
In the first women's speed event of the season, Lindsey Vonn finished 98 hundredths of a second ahead of Magdalena Egger. This is Lindsey Vonn's 44th victory in the Downhill and her second in a Downhill in St. Moritz. Previously, her last victory in the World Cup was on the 14th of March 2018, when the American athlete stood on top of the podium in the Downhill in Are, Sweden.
“I was surprised to see such a huge lead as I crossed the finish line. I thought I had made a couple of mistakes. Over the jump I flew a long way. I wasn't sure before the race that I was 100 percent on form, but it was enough! I need the feeling that my body does what I want it to do, and that the skis help me do that. So many people have said that I won't manage. But as a team we have a superb rhythm and have continued to build on it," said Lindsey Vonn at the finish.
