ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
ST. ANTON, Austria — Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill.
“A super-exciting race,” Brignone said. “Malorie was really fast in training, Lindsey too, so I was waiting for them.”“That was fun,” Vonn told broadcaster Eurosport. “All things considered it was a great start.” The Italian star was technically excellent to finish ahead of Blanc, whose only previous World Cup race was failing to finish a super-G three weeks ago in St. Moritz that was Vonn’s comeback race.
Vonn was sixth in the first downhill of her comeback season. Her previous World Cup downhill had been in January 2019, placing ninth at Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Italian course stages races next weekend and is the 2026 Olympics venue for women's Alpine races. Vonn raised both arms in the air and flashed a big smile when she crossed the finish line and saw her time.
Sofia Goggia, the 2018 Olympic champion and silver medalist in 2022, was leading when she skied out and narrowly avoided going into the safety fences. She later told Italian television she was unhurt.
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