{"id":14161,"date":"2016-01-12T02:30:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2016-01-12T02:30:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T10:30:41","slug":"lindsey-vonn-chalks-up-world-cup-victory-no-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=14161","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn Chalks Up World Cup Victory No. 73"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austria…Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) extended her super G win streak to four with a commanding victory over her top rival in the hunt for the overall World Cup title at Sunday\u2019s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup. Despite some initial doubt, Vonn absolutely crushed the course for her 73rd overall World Cup victory. Switzerland\u2019s Lara Gut, the current overall World Cup leader, was second. Austria\u2019s Cornelia Huetter in third.<\/p>\n

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\nLindsey Vonn gives the thumbs up after moving atop the leaderboard during Sunday\u2019s super G. (USSA)<\/em><\/p>\n

“I don’t think that was good enough,” Vonn said after coming out of the 16th start position to best then current leader Francesca Marsaglia of Italy by a whopping 1.34 seconds. But indeed it was good enough as Gut, wearing bib 17, didn\u2019t carry enough speed into the bottom section of the course and settled into second place, .70 off Vonn\u2019s winning time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom part of this course \u2026 was the most important part of the course,\u201d Vonn said. \u201cI think I was smart with my tactics and I felt like I was going pretty fast. But, you never know until you get to the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vonn led another solid American team effort as Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR) finished 12th, Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA) 28th, Jackie Wiles (Aurora, OR) 30th, Breezy Johnson (Salt Lake City, UT) 39th, Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO) 40th and Abby Ghent (Edwards, CO) 41st. Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO) DNFed.<\/p>\n

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\nLaurenne Ross grabbed 12th in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria Sunday. (Getty\/ Agence Zoom-Christophe Pallot)<\/em><\/p>\n

With the victory, Vonn closed to within 38 points of Gut\u2019s overall World Cup lead. She credits her two-victory success this weekend to a long break back home in Colorado over the holidays with family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lot of confidence after Lake Louise and then in Val d\u2019Isere I felt like I lost my confidence a little bit after going out in the downhill,\u201d she said. \u201cI went home, I had a good break and I feel energized again. I feel really good mentally and physically, and I think that showed in this weekend\u2019s racing.<\/p>\n

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Lindsey Vonn skis to her second win in two days in the\u00a0Altenmarkt-Zauchensee super G.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect start to the New Year,\u201d she added. \u201cHopefully I can just continue on in this direction and hopefully just keep winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next, the women\u2019s tech team heads to Flachau, Austria for slalom Tuesday.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n