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01/18 05:38 CST Lindsey Vonn's consistency is unparalleled in the Olympic ski
season
Lindsey Vonn's consistency is unparalleled in the Olympic ski season
TARVISIO, Italy (AP) --- At age 41, Lindsey Vonn's ability to consistently
finish on the World Cup speed circuit's podium is unparalleled.
Vonn stood second in a super-G on Sunday that was held amid difficult
visibility to set up her seventh podium result in eight races this season.
No other skier has more than three podiums in the speed events --- and Vonn's
"worst" result this season is fourth.
The results make Vonn a clear medal favorite in both downhill and super-G for
the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, which open in less than three weeks.
Vonn was beaten only by Germany's Emma Aicher, who is 19 years younger.
Aicher finished 0.27 seconds ahead of Vonn to set up her second victory this
season, with former Olympic champion Ester Ledecka third, 0.94 behind.
Lower-ranked skiers were still coming down the course.
Alice Robinson, the New Zealand skier who won two giant slaloms and a super-G
this season, crashed into the final gate and hit the snow hard. She got right
back up and appeared to avoid serious injury but appeared shaken.
Fog on the upper section made it difficult for skiers to navigate the Prampero
course.
Vonn led Aicher at every checkpoint but lost time on the final gates.
It's set to be Aicher's fourth career victory after two downhills and a
super-G. She's one of the few skiers on the circuit who competes in all four
disciplines.
Ledecka, the Czech racer who claimed Olympic golds in both snowboarding and
skiing at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, set up her first podium of the season.
Romane Miradoli of France finished fourth and Keely Cashman of the United
States was fifth for the best result of her career.
The women's circuit remains in Italy for the Kronplatz giant slalom on Tuesday.
There is only one more set of speed races before the Olympics, in Crans
Montana, Switzerland, Jan. 30-31.
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