Meanwhile, U.S. teammate Lauren Macuga dazzled in the Super-G, skiing to her first career World Cup win in 1:17.51. She looked to be in disbelief as she crossed the line and saw the time, a dominant 0.68 seconds clear of Austria’s Stephanie Venier in second. Italy’s Federica Brignone took the final podium spot.

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After six years of retirement, Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time World Cup Champion Lindsey Vonn makes a smashing return. Since unretiring, Vonn competed in her second World Cup this weekend and placed a satisfying sixth in the downhill event,

No one was faster down the steep middle section of the course than Vonn, 40, making the third appearance of her surprising comeback.

The United States star — the greatest downhill racer in women’s World Cup history — was fastest in the first part of the course, touching 77 miles per hour.

On a stellar day for the United States ski team, Lauren Macuga got her first World Cup win in a super-G and Lindsey Vonn impressed again in fourth place at St.

Lauren Macuga reacts after winning the women's World Cup super-G race in St. Anton, Austria on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

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.

Vonn won a record 43 downhills in her 82-win World Cup career. Her previous World Cup downhill had been in January 2019, placing ninth at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Several weeks later, she took bronze in the 2019 world championships at Are, Sweden, before retiring.

Lindsey Vonn continued her comeback Sunday with a fourth-place finish in what turned out to be a splendid super-G race for the Americans in St. Anton, Austria.