Vonn ends 8th in comeback race
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LINDSEY Vonn finished eighth at the season-opening women’s World Cup downhill at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, on Friday, offering a glimpse at how far she has fallen off the pace while recovering from knee surgery.
Almost a year after her last World Cup showing, the four-time World Cup champion finished 0.85 seconds behind Slovenian winner Tina Maze.
The 30-year-old Vonn, almost at home in a resort where she has won 14 World Cup races, will get a chance to close the gap on her rivals with another downhill yesterday and a super-G today.
Maze, the joint gold-medalist in Sochi, clinched her second victory of the season in one minute and 50.98, making it clear that her all-round qualities are intact following her slalom win in Levi last month.
Austria’s Anna Fenninger finished second in 1:51.43 while Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather was third in 1:51.49.
In the men’s World Cup, Kjetil Jansrud extended Norway’s unbeaten run by capturing his third consecutive race in the Beaver Creek downhill.
Winner of both events at Lake Louise last weekend, the 29-year-old super-G Olympic champion crossed in 1:40.17 to build a solid lead in the overall World Cup standings.
Switzerland’s Beat Feuz, who missed the entire 2013 season with knee problems, came second in 1:40.71 for his first podium since early 2012. Third place went to local favorite Steven Nyman, who finished 0.02 seconds behind Feuz.
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