Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career before Saturday. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. They served up an instant classic at St. Anton, Austria. Brignone win her first downhill at age 34 for her 30th career World Cup win.
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Italian star Brignone looked shocked, sitting in the course-side leader’s box, by the world junior championships silver medalist’s performance before celebrating with a determined smile.Brignone, the 2020 World Cup overall champion and a five-time runner-up in downhills, finally stepped up to the top step of the podium in a sun-splashed race. Her debut downhill success was her 30th career World Cup win.
Vonn was sixth in the first downhill of her comeback season. Her previous World Cup downhill had been in January 2019, placing ninth at Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Italian course stages races next weekend and is the 2026 Olympics venue for women’s Alpine races. The American was fastest in the first part of the course touching 124 kph and was in contention for a podium finish until losing time on the bottom part of the course.
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