Vonn, Janka shine with second straight victories
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December 7, 2009, Monday
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AMERICAN Lindsey Vonn swept the season-opening World Cup downhill doubleheader on Saturday, notching her seventh win in six years in the Canadian Rockies.
After capturing the season's first downhill in a tricky snow storm on Friday at Lake Louise, Vonn was back on top of the podium 24 hours later flashing through cold, clear conditions to clock a winning time of one minute, 50.06 seconds.
It was the 14th career downhill victory for the twice overall World Cup champion, half of them coming at the posh Canadian resort.
"Over the past few years we've raced in every condition," Vonn told reporters. "For me I know exactly what to do, that doesn't change even though the weather may change."
Germany's Maria Riesch, third-place finisher in the last two downhills staged on Whitehorn Mountain, took second in 1:50.41 while Emily Brydon, who posted the best-ever result by a Canadian woman at Lake Louise with her runner-up result on Friday, was third in 1:50.76.
Despite her back-to-back wins and a second-place finish in a slalom in Levi, Finland, Vonn still trails her good friend Riesch in the overall standings.
The German tops the rankings with 316 points followed by Vonn on 309. But the American will be favored to add to her haul with the season-opening super-G set for Whitehorn Mountain today.
At Beaver Creek, Colorado, Swiss Carlo Janka's outstanding season continued on Saturday with victory in the World Cup downhill following his triumph in Friday's super combined.
Janka, emerging as a strong medal favorite for February's Olympics in Vancouver, now has four podiums, including two wins from five starts this season.
The 23-year-old zoomed down the Birds of Prey course in 1:43.49 to claim his first World Cup downhill win.
Compatriot Didier Cuche, winner in Lake Louise last week, came within 0.02 of Janka's time as he took second place - the 35-year-old completing another Swiss one-two after the super combined where Didier Defago was second.
Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who suffered a horrific crash on this course two years ago, finished third with American Bode Miller fourth.
Janka heads the overall World Cup standings with 360 points while Cuche is second on 319.
After capturing the season's first downhill in a tricky snow storm on Friday at Lake Louise, Vonn was back on top of the podium 24 hours later flashing through cold, clear conditions to clock a winning time of one minute, 50.06 seconds.
It was the 14th career downhill victory for the twice overall World Cup champion, half of them coming at the posh Canadian resort.
"Over the past few years we've raced in every condition," Vonn told reporters. "For me I know exactly what to do, that doesn't change even though the weather may change."
Germany's Maria Riesch, third-place finisher in the last two downhills staged on Whitehorn Mountain, took second in 1:50.41 while Emily Brydon, who posted the best-ever result by a Canadian woman at Lake Louise with her runner-up result on Friday, was third in 1:50.76.
Despite her back-to-back wins and a second-place finish in a slalom in Levi, Finland, Vonn still trails her good friend Riesch in the overall standings.
The German tops the rankings with 316 points followed by Vonn on 309. But the American will be favored to add to her haul with the season-opening super-G set for Whitehorn Mountain today.
At Beaver Creek, Colorado, Swiss Carlo Janka's outstanding season continued on Saturday with victory in the World Cup downhill following his triumph in Friday's super combined.
Janka, emerging as a strong medal favorite for February's Olympics in Vancouver, now has four podiums, including two wins from five starts this season.
The 23-year-old zoomed down the Birds of Prey course in 1:43.49 to claim his first World Cup downhill win.
Compatriot Didier Cuche, winner in Lake Louise last week, came within 0.02 of Janka's time as he took second place - the 35-year-old completing another Swiss one-two after the super combined where Didier Defago was second.
Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who suffered a horrific crash on this course two years ago, finished third with American Bode Miller fourth.
Janka heads the overall World Cup standings with 360 points while Cuche is second on 319.
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