After two straight DNFs, Lindsey Vonn was looking to get back to the finish line and put her comeback to alpine skiing back on track. On Sunday, the American star, returning to the sport at age 40, finished 13th in the World Cup Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, her highest finish since barely missing a podium in Austria two weeks ago.
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Vonn ran top-15 splits throughout and was top-7 in the opening and closing sectors to finish 1.40 seconds behind winner Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland, who earned her 46th career World Cup victory. Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie took second and Italy’s Federica Brignone finished third.
Two Americans finished above Vonn, as Keely
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