LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup downhill for the second straight day, giving her seven victories on the Lake Louise course since 2004.
Saturday’s victory marked the first time the 25-year-old Vonn has won two downhills in two days at Lake Louise. The course hosts two downhills each year, weather permitting.
The two-time overall World Cup overall champion from Vail, Colo., will also be in the hunt to win Sunday’s super-G.
“I’ve only gotten two wins back-to-back once, so I think three is pushing my luck,” Vonn said. “I’m definitely going to go out tomorrow and try my best, and I’m just hoping for a podium.”
The U.S. Ski Team said it was the best overall showing for American women in a World Cup downhill since March 16, 1991, at Vail, Colo. Alice McKennis — a 20-year-old in her third career World Cup race — finished 10th, Stacey Cook 11th, Julia Mancuso 12th, Leanne Smith 23rd, and Chelsea Marshall 25th.
Snow and poor visibility had shortened the opening downhill Friday, when Vonn won despite arriving at the finish with a bloody mouth from cutting her tongue at the top of the run after smacking her chin on her knee.
The sky was clear Saturday, allowing the women to race the full course.
Vonn was timed in 1 minute, 50.06 seconds and was followed by Germany’s Maria Riesch and Canada’s Emily Brydon.
“This is what I kind of believed could happen, but it’s never happened before now,” said Brydon, who was second in Friday’s race. “I really believed in what I did yesterday, and I wanted to follow it up with something good.”
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