Lindsey Vonn crossed the finish line after a strong run, waved to the crowd, and then radioed tips back to her six U.S. teammates still to ski.
After almost six years away from the sport’s top level, the 40-year-old American alpine skiing star was back in a familiar scene Saturday, returning to World Cup racing with a 14th-place finish in a Super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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Vonn finished in 1.16.36, 1.18 seconds off the lead of winner Cornelia Huetter of Austria, the 2024 World Cup downhill champion. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami and Italy’s Sofia Goggia rounded out the podium. Fifty-seven skiers started the race, with 46 finishing.
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