CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn finally got to share a World Cup victory with her little sister, a milestone that moved her into third place on the career wins list.
The Vail resident ended a five-week winless streak Sunday with a dominating victory in the super-G, capturing her 47th career title. Vonn finished 0.61 seconds ahead of rival Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, and Tina Maze of Slovenia was third.
Laura Kildow began a visit to Europe last weekend only to witness Vonn uncharacteristically miss the podium in two speed races because of a stomach illness.
“I felt bad last week because I didn’t do very well,” said Vonn, the overall World Cup leader. “But this weekend went much better.”
Vonn’s victory moved her ahead of retired Austrian great Renate Goetschl on the career list. Only Austria’s Annemarie Moser-Proell (62) and Switzerland’s Vreni Schneider (55) have more.
“Records in skiing are really important to me,” Vonn said. “The history in our sport is something you can look back on and really be proud of what you accomplished.”
Vonn, who holds a 291-point lead over Maze in the overall standings, had a second-place finish in Saturday’s downhill.
