Comeback Queen Lindsey Vonn for the first time since her well-respected return has raced onto the “Stockerl”.
The 40-year-old American took second place behind Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland at the season finale in Sun Valley in Super-G. It was her first podium since third place at the Super-G from Are/Sweden in March 2018. At the finish line, Vonn sank into the snow and forgetting tears of joy.
Vonn (+1.29 seconds) is by far the oldest ski racer on the podium in World Cup history. It exceeded Alexandra Meissnitzer’s previous record by around six years. The Austrian was 34 years, eight months and 25 days old in third place in the Bormio Super-G in the 2007/08 season. For Vonn it was the 137th “Stockerl” ride in the World Cup.
Gut-Behrami got a dream run and started the overall World Cup winner Federica Brignone with her second win of the season in discipline classification. The Italian, who also won the little one in the departure in addition to the large crystal ball and reaches on Tuesday after the overall victory in the giant slalom on Tuesday, finished third with 1.33 seconds. Emma Aicher (+2.01) and Kira Weible-Winkelmann (+2.24) drove nine and eleven ranks.