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With a surprise winner, a shocking upset and a farewell to one of the World Cup’s best, the women’s super G at the 2012 World Cup Finals in Schladming, Austria today (March 15) had it all.
German giant slalom specialist Viktoria Rebensburg took her first World Cup win in a speed event with a 0.18-second winning margin ahead of American Julia Mancuso in second. France’s Marion Rolland, who earned the first World Cup podium of her career with a second-place finish in yesterday’s downhill, continued her impressive week with a third-place finish today, just three-hundredths of a second behind Mancuso.
American Lindsey Vonn had a bitter sweet day on her way to clinching her fourth title of the season (overall, downhill, super combined, super G) with Continue reading ‘Vonn hangs on for super G title; Rebensburg wins, Mancuso second’
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One year after missing out on her fourth World Cup overall championship by just three points, American ski racer Lindsey Vonn finally reached that goal and has left no doubt as to who is the top woman in the sport today (March 9) as she set several U.S. records and claimed her 52nd career World Cup win with a GS victory in Are, Sweden.
Vonn, who won the first World Cup GS of her career at this season's opening race in Soelden, Austria in October, had just a 0.07-second lead in the first run today. 
Recovering from mid-course mistakes has become American ski racer Lindsey Vonn’s calling card.
She executed yet another inspiring save today (Feb. 26) in Bansko, Bulgaria to earn her fourth World Cup super G win of the season.
Vonn, who started the race with a 20-point lead in the super G standings in the No. 17 bib, made a her mistake in the middle of the course when she briefly lost balance and threw her skis sideways, losing precious speed. 
A women’s World Cup downhill scheduled for today (Feb. 25) at one of the world's best ski resorts in Bansko, Bulgaria was canceled due to persistent, high-speed winds.
What was to be the third and final women’s World Cup super combined race of the season was canceled today (Feb. 19) at an Olympic test event in Sochi, Russia due to unstable snow conditions. FIS officials deciding that the race would not be rescheduled in the short span of the remaining season meant that American Lindsey Vonn, winner of one of the two races held this season, will take home the 2012 super combined title.
Despite the best efforts of the course workers and organizing committee, 
German Maria-Hoefl Riesch just edged American Lindsey Vonn for the win in a World Cup super combined in St. Moritz, Switzerland today (Jan. 29).
With just a three-hundredths of a second advantage, Hoefl-Riesch spoiled Vonn’s chance at completing a three-win hat trick here this weekend, forcing Vonn to wait for her 50th career World Cup win.
“It would have been nice to have a hat trick. I’m really happy for Maria — but I’d rather she beat me by a second,” said Vonn.
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American ski racer Lindsey Vonn gave herself a shot at yet another World Cup hat trick this weekend with a dominant showing today (Jan. 28) in the downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Vonn demonstrated the patience and tactics that made her an Olympic champion today on the action-packed, mile-and-a-half-long Engiadina course. Trailing by nearly a quarter of a second at the first split timer, Vonn slashed into the middle section of the hill building on her 