Vonn reigns supreme on Rockies
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December 6, 2009, Sunday
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AMERICAN Lindsey Vonn continued to reign supreme in the Canadian Rockies on Friday by rocketing to her sixth World Cup downhill win at Lake Louise in as many years.
Charging through a steady snowfall that forced officials to lower the start, Vonn clocked one minute 26.13 seconds and crossed the line more than half a second clear of her nearest challenger, Emily Brydon of Canada.
German Maria Riesch was third.
It was a wild ride for twice overall World Cup champion Vonn who arrived at the finish with blood streaming from her mouth after slamming her knee into her jaw early in the run.
"I've always had a lot of confidence on this hill, it definitely suits my strengths and I think every year I just keep the momentum going," she told reporters.
"I have confidence from the year before, I know what I have to do and I just go out there and execute. I knew I had to go out there and attack and I did."
Brydon, who had warned the locals were ready to reclaim their mountain and end Vonn's domination, backed up the bravado with a time of 1:26.65 as she recorded the best-ever finish by a Canadian female at Lake Louise.
Riesch completed the podium with a time of 1:26.93 while Britt Janyk added to a stellar day for the Canadians by grabbing fourth.
At Beaver Creek, Colorado, Switzerland's Carlo Janka won the men's super combined on Friday, pipping compatriot Didier Defago to first place.
Janka, 23, who skied with great fluidity in bitter conditions, is generating plenty of pre-Olympic excitement on the circuit with the victory his third podium finish, in three different disciplines, in four races this season.
He finished third in downhill at Lake Louise and the giant slalom at Soelden, Austria, results which are impressive given he spent most of the offseason laid low by a mystery virus.
Combined specialist Janka, third in the downhill leg, trailed halfway leader Defago by .32 seconds going into the technical test but produced a storming slalom run of 47.75. After completing his run Janka then had to watch Defago and Didier Cuche come down as the final two racers in contention. Croatia's Natko Zrncic-Dim finished third.
Charging through a steady snowfall that forced officials to lower the start, Vonn clocked one minute 26.13 seconds and crossed the line more than half a second clear of her nearest challenger, Emily Brydon of Canada.
German Maria Riesch was third.
It was a wild ride for twice overall World Cup champion Vonn who arrived at the finish with blood streaming from her mouth after slamming her knee into her jaw early in the run.
"I've always had a lot of confidence on this hill, it definitely suits my strengths and I think every year I just keep the momentum going," she told reporters.
"I have confidence from the year before, I know what I have to do and I just go out there and execute. I knew I had to go out there and attack and I did."
Brydon, who had warned the locals were ready to reclaim their mountain and end Vonn's domination, backed up the bravado with a time of 1:26.65 as she recorded the best-ever finish by a Canadian female at Lake Louise.
Riesch completed the podium with a time of 1:26.93 while Britt Janyk added to a stellar day for the Canadians by grabbing fourth.
At Beaver Creek, Colorado, Switzerland's Carlo Janka won the men's super combined on Friday, pipping compatriot Didier Defago to first place.
Janka, 23, who skied with great fluidity in bitter conditions, is generating plenty of pre-Olympic excitement on the circuit with the victory his third podium finish, in three different disciplines, in four races this season.
He finished third in downhill at Lake Louise and the giant slalom at Soelden, Austria, results which are impressive given he spent most of the offseason laid low by a mystery virus.
Combined specialist Janka, third in the downhill leg, trailed halfway leader Defago by .32 seconds going into the technical test but produced a storming slalom run of 47.75. After completing his run Janka then had to watch Defago and Didier Cuche come down as the final two racers in contention. Croatia's Natko Zrncic-Dim finished third.
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