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Remarkable Lindsey Vonn takes big lead in World Cup downhill with run to finish
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United States' Lindsey Vonn celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday Dec.12, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Luciano Bisi
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill on Friday. The 41-year-old United States ski great was fastest by an astonishing 1.16 seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria.