Parkite speed skiers Lindsey Vonn and Lauren Macuga each posted top-20 finishes at the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup downhill race Saturday. Vonn finished with a time of 1:35.63, good enough for 20th, and Macuga finished at 1:35.
Sofia Goggia won at Cortina d'Ampezzo, one year before she hopes for home gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
Italy's Federica Brignone won the alpine skiing World Cup super-G race on home soil in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday, while Atle Lie McGrath led a podium sweep for Norway in Wengen's slalom. Brignone took the overall lead with a third place in Saturday's downhill and crowned a great weekend with first place in the super-G,
Sofia Goggia put on a speed ski masterclass in Saturday's World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, delighting fans with a typically fearless display on home snow as Lindsey Vonn had a disappointing run on one of her favourite pistes.
Italian skier Sofia Goggia secured victory in the World Cup downhill event at Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympia delle Tofane course. Despite previous injuries, Goggia finished in 1:33.95, overcoming Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and fellow Italian Federica Brignone.
The Italian dominated on home snow in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday (18 January) on the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games course. Lindsey Vonn made her competitive return to one of her favourite slopes.
Vonn finished 1.68 behind Goggia. The American standout returned to the circuit last month when she finished 14th in a super-G in St. Moritz. Then she placed sixth and fourth in a downhill and a super-G, respectively, in St. Anton, Austria, last weekend.
United States' Lindsey Vonn lies on the snow after crashing during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati ...
Alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn remains as determined and inspiring as ever. Now, after retiring from one of the sport's greatest careers six years ago, she has returned to the World Cup.
United States Lindsey Vonn reacts after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in St. Anton, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) United States Lindsey ...
Lindsey Vonn Says Her 'Bum Is Sore' From Fall in Downhill Training but Otherwise She Feels Fine CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn said she is “good” and has only a few bruises ...