Lindsey Vonn in 20th place in downhill at Cortina as Sofia Goggia leads
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Sofia Goggia is leading a World Cup downhill on the course that will host women’s skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics, while Lindsey Vonn was in 20th on Saturday.
It’s Vonn’s first race back in Cortina after nearly six years of retirement — at age 40 with a new titanium knee. She holds the record of 12 wins on the Olympia delle Tofane course.
Vonn returned to the circuit last month when she finished 14th in a super-G in St. Moritz. Then she placed sixth and fourth in a downhill and a super-G, respectively, in St. Anton, Austria, last weekend.
Goggia led Kajsa Vickhoff Lie by 0.42 seconds with Federica Brignone in third, 0.55 behind. Vonn was 1.68 back.
It would be Goggia’s fourth win in Cortina — all in downhill.
Results were not official yet because lower-ranked skiers were still coming down.
A super-G is scheduled for Sunday in Cortina.
Italy’s Sofia Goggia speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 Credit: AP/Marco Trovati
Vonn told The Associated Press on Thursday that she plans to retire again after next year’s Winter Games.
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