{"id":4427,"date":"2025-12-12T19:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/lindsey-vonn-41-posts-first-world-cup-downhill-win-since-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:59:53","slug":"lindsey-vonn-41-posts-first-world-cup-downhill-win-since-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/lindsey-vonn-41-posts-first-world-cup-downhill-win-since-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn, 41, posts first World Cup downhill win since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"OlympicOct 28, 2025; New York, NY, UNITED STATES; Lindsey Vonn poses for a photo during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at Javits Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Lindsey Vonn recorded her first World Cup victory in nearly eight years after earning top honors in a downhill event on Friday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Vonn, 41, also became the oldest woman to win a World Cup race by finishing in 1 minute, 29.63 seconds. Her time was 0.98 seconds and 1.16 seconds better than Austrians Magdalena Egger and Mirjam Puchner, respectively, who rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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It was Vonn’s 83rd World Cup victory and first since she won in Are, Sweden, in March 2018.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Vonn celebrated by collapsing safely in the snow with a wide grin stretched across her face. She then mimicked Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry’s “night, night” pose before raising her arms in triumph.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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After the race, Vonn was quick to credit her new coach Aksel Lund Svindal, who was a 36-time World Cup winner during his racing career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“We worked really hard, not just me but my whole team, from the equipment to the physical training, also hired Aksel,” she said, via TNT Sports. “… I knew I was skiing fast, but you never know until the first race. I think I was a little faster than I expected. I think I had a great run.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Vonn was the 2010 Olympic downhill champion and also won bronze in the Super-G that year and a bronze medal in the downhill in Pyeongchang in 2018. She came out of retirement to make a run at her fifth Olympics appearance at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games in February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Obviously my goal is Cortina but if this is the way we start, I think I’m in a good spot,” Vonn said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Breezy Johnson was the second-best American finisher on Friday. She ended up in 15th place, with teammates Isabella Wright (16th) and Jacqueline Wiles (18th) close by.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n


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