One day after becoming the oldest woman to win a World Cup race, the American came within a quarter-second of doing it again, finishing second in Saturday’s downhill at St Moritz behind Germany’s Emma Aicher. Less than 24 hours after rewriting the World Cup age record, Vonn briefly looked on course for another victory as she surged ahead of Italy’s Sofia Goggia on the sunlit Corviglia course. View image in fullscreen Lindsey Vonn competes in the women's downhill race on Saturday in St Moritz. For Aicher, the victory was her third World Cup win and second in downhill, further establishing the 22-year-old as one of the tour’s most versatile skiers. The St Moritz weekend concludes with a super-G on Sunday, where Vonn is expected to line up alongside teammate Mikaela Shiffrin, who surpassed her as the most successful women’s World Cup skier of all time in 2023.

Source: The Guardian December 13, 2025 16:23 UTC