GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Lindsey Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course in frigid conditions Saturday.
With the temperature at minus-13 degrees at the starting hut, Vonn trailed early but recovered at the bottom to win by nearly half a second on a slope that gave her trouble at last year’s world championships.
“It’s crazy. I am at a loss for words. I already cried with one of the TV crews and that is enough crying for the day,” Vonn said. “Fifty World Cup wins is a huge mark for me in my career and more than I even thought possible.”
Vonn joined an exclusive club.
The American is third on the career list, behind Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria (62 victories) and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland (55).
Among the men, Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden has 86, Hermann Maier of Austria 54 and Alberto Tomba of Italy 50.
“I just wanted the 50th win,” Vonn said.
Vonn has 25 downhill wins, second behind Moser-Proell’s 36.
Vonn trailed by 0.62 seconds at the second split and nearly lost her balance midway through the 2,930-meter course but regained her composure and cruised home.
“That wasn’t part of the plan,” she said of the near
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