Garmisch: Vonn wins super G, ties American record
Overall World Cup leader, American Lindsey Vonn won a super G today in Garmisch, Germany. She now has 18 World Cup wins to her name, tying Tamara McKinney for the most World Cups won by an American woman.
“I am so excited about it. Tamara was an amazing racer and amazing skiing legend and I honestly didn’t think that I would be able to even get close to the number of wins that she’s had in her career,” Vonn said. “I feel very honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as Tamara because she’s an amazing person and a great legend in ski racing.”
Swedes Anja Paerson and Jessica Lindell-Vikarby followed in second and third, respectively. Super G leader going into today’s race, Italian Nadia Fanchini, just missed the podium in fourth. German Maria Riesch took fifth.
Overall World Cup leader, American Lindsey Vonn won a super G today in Garmisch, Germany. She now has 18 World Cup wins to her name, tying Tamara McKinney for the most World Cups won by an American woman.
“I am so excited about it. Tamara was an amazing racer and amazing skiing legend and I honestly didn’t think that I would be able to even get close to the number of wins that she’s had in her career,” Vonn said. “I feel very honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as Tamara because she’s an amazing person and a great legend in ski racing.”
Swedes Anja Paerson and Jessica Lindell-Vikarby followed in second and third, respectively. Super G leader going into today’s race, Italian Nadia Fanchini, just missed the podium in fourth. German Maria Riesch took fifth.
The race was pushed back a day after a 50-meter section of fog canceled both the women’s super G and the men’s downhill scheduled for yesterday. The weather couldn’t have been more clear today, as the women negotiated the 2180 meter course, the fourth World Cup super G of the season.
The win is Vonn’s second in three days, after taking Friday’s slalom. “This weekend has just been incredible, I didn’t think that it could go this well,” said Vonn. “I just charged. I knew what line I needed to take in order to generate speed from top to bottom and I just executed my plan really well and had some fast skis on my feet and everything just seemed to work really well for me.”
The victory is Vonn’s third career super G win, the last coming in 2007 at San Sicario, Italy. She was not without help on the highly technical course today. “I think it was also an advantage to have my husband [Thomas] here because he used to race this course so many times because it’s the old men’s track,” Vonn said. “He told me exactly where I should go fast and where the tricky sections were. I think it really helped me and gave me confidence. I knew exactly what was going to happen and I was prepared for it.”
Vonn maintains a firm grasp on the lead for a second overall title, leading her good friend, German Riesch 1114 to 935 in World Cup points. Fanchini retains the lead in the super G standings, Vonn is now in fifth place there.
American Julia Mancuso, who missed Friday’s slalom due to a sore back, finished 28th.
Hard conditions led to 12 women not finishing the race, including Americans Kelly Vanderbeek, Caroline Lalive and Keely Kelleher
Vonn couldn’t have written a better script for herself going into next week’s FIS World Championships in Val d’Isere, France. “It really boosts my self-confidence. I feel like in pretty much all events I am well prepared and my confidence is high,” Vonn said. I’m going to try, and just be as physically prepared and mentally prepared for each race as I possibly can. It’s going to be a really tough couple of weeks but I’m going to be as well prepared as I can be, fight really hard and hopefully it goes well.”
The two-week event kicks off Tuesday Feb. 3, with another women’s super G. Catch all the action of the World Champs on UniversalSports.com.
Watch Vonn’s winning run on our home page.
The SCOOP
By Hank McKee
Equipment
Women’s super G, Garmisch-Partnekirchen, Germany, Feb. 1, 2009
Skier, skis/boots/bindings
1 Vonn, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
2 Paerson, Head/Head/Head
3 Lindell-Vikarby, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
4 Fanchini, Dynastar/Lange/Look
5 Riesch, Head/Lange/Tyrolia
6 Suter, Stoeckli/Lange/Atomic
7 Goergl, Head/Head/Head
8 Aufdenblatten, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
9 Marchand-Arvier, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
10 Rebensburg, Nordica/Nordica/Marker
Women’s super G, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Feb. 1, 2009. … It is the 22nd race of the women’s 36 race 2009 World Cup schedule. … It is the fourth of seven scheduled super G’s. … The race is postponed one day due to fog. … It is the third race to finish (and fourth to start) of four scheduled for Garmisch. …It is the 81st World Cup race held at Garmisch. … It is the 22nd Cup super G held at Garmisch. … The fifth for women. …It is the final women’s race before the World Ski Championships.
It is the 18th careeer World Cup victory for Lindsey Vonn. … That ties her with Tamara McKinney for the most Cup wins by a U.S. woman. … She still trails two men, Bode Miller with 31 and Phil Mahre with 27. … It is the 192nd U.S. Cup win. … Vonn accounts for the last 11 U.S. wins by women. … That also matches Tamara McKinney’s mark for most consecutive U.S. wins from either gender. … It is Vonn’s fifth win of the season and second in three days having also won the Garmisch slalom Jan. 30. … It is her third career super G win and first of the season. … She has two scoring results at Garmisch to her credit, both wins and both this season.
It is the 84th career World Cup podium for Anja Paerson. … Her seventh in super G. … It is her fifth podium of the season and first in super G. … She has two wins this season, one in combined Dec. 19 at St Moritz and in downhill at Zauchensee Jan. 18.
It is the third career World Cup podium for Jessica Lindell-Vikarby all in super G. … It is her second podium of the season after the Jan. 26 SG win at Cortina. … It is the first time two Swedes have been on the same podium since March 10, 2002 with Paerson was second and Ylva Nowen was third.
It is the 30th time Britt Janyk has been in the top 12 of a World Cup race. … The fifth time this season… and the third time this season she has been exactly 12th. … It is the sixth time she has scored in a Cup race this season. … It is the 14th World Cup score of the season for Julia Mancuso.
Vonn bumps up her lead of the World Cup overall standings to 1114-141 over Maria Riesch (fifth in race). … Anja Paerson is third with 855pts. … Nadia Fanchini (fourth in race) leads the super G standings 255-216 over both Fabienne Suter (sixth in race) and Jessica Lindell-Vikarby. … Paerson is fourth with 180pts. … Vonn is the top American on the SG list in fifth with 161pts.
1 | 19 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:22.16 | 0.00 |
2 | 21 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:22.55 | 5.03 |
3 | 16 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:22.88 | 9.29 |
4 | 15 | 296729 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | 1:22.90 | 9.55 |
5 | 18 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:22.96 | 10.32 |
6 | 17 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:22.99 | 10.71 |
7 | 20 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:23.01 | 10.97 |
8 | 12 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:23.18 | 13.16 |
9 | 28 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:23.28 | 14.45 |
10 | 34 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:23.36 | 15.48 |
11 | 7 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:23.44 | 16.51 |
12 | 11 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:23.49 | 17.16 |
13 | 39 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:23.50 | 17.29 |
14 | 8 | 55069 | GOETSCHL Renate | 1975 | AUT | 1:23.51 | 17.42 |
15 | 37 | 55818 | KOEHLE Stefanie | 1986 | AUT | 1:23.53 | 17.68 |
16 | 41 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:23.57 | 18.19 |
17 | 5 | 295533 | RECCHIA Lucia | 1980 | ITA | 1:23.59 | 18.45 |
18 | 32 | 296473 | SIORPAES Wendy | 1985 | ITA | 1:23.71 | 20.00 |
19 | 6 | 515849 | DETTLING Andrea | 1987 | SUI | 1:23.78 | 20.90 |
20 | 9 | 515170 | STYGER Nadia | 1978 | SUI | 1:23.79 | 21.03 |
21 | 45 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | 1:23.86 | 21.93 |
22 | 22 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:23.98 | 23.48 |
23 | 33 | 295136 | CECCARELLI Daniela | 1975 | ITA | 1:24.01 | 23.87 |
24 | 23 | 155415 | ZAHROBSKA Sarka | 1985 | CZE | 1:24.02 | 24.00 |
25 | 10 | 105997 | BRYDON Emily | 1980 | CAN | 1:24.05 | 24.38 |
26 | 54 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:24.09 | 24.90 |
27 | 38 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 1:24.11 | 25.16 |
28 | 49 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 1:24.12 | 25.29 |
28 | 14 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:24.12 | 25.29 |
30 | 26 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:24.16 | 25.80 |
31 | 4 | 206175 | STECHERT Gina | 1987 | GER | 1:24.20 | 26.32 |
32 | 2 | 55539 | BERGER Silvia | 1980 | AUT | 1:24.27 | 27.22 |
33 | 3 | 55838 | ZETTEL Kathrin | 1986 | AUT | 1:24.30 | 27.61 |
34 | 60 | 297601 | BRIGNONE Federica | 1990 | ITA | 1:24.40 | 28.90 |
35 | 27 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:24.42 | 29.16 |
36 | 48 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:24.65 | 32.13 |
36 | 25 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 1:24.65 | 32.13 |
38 | 35 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:24.72 | 33.03 |
39 | 55 | 196851 | BERTRAND Olivia | 1989 | FRA | 1:25.09 | 37.80 |
40 | 56 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | 1:25.44 | 42.32 |
41 | 42 | 106410 | DESFORGES Emilie | 1983 | CAN | 1:25.73 | 46.06 |
42 | 57 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:25.79 | 46.83 |
43 | 53 | 537626 | RICHARDSON Kaylin | 1984 | USA | 1:25.85 | 47.61 |
43 | 24 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:25.85 | 47.61 |
45 | 50 | 538284 | MCJAMES Megan | 1987 | USA | 1:26.04 | 50.06 |
46 | 47 | 155563 | KRIZOVA Klara | 1989 | CZE | 1:26.34 | 53.93 |
47 | 59 | 206290 | HUEBNER Monica | 1990 | GER | 1:27.26 | 65.80 |
48 | 61 | 315149 | LOLOVIC Jelena | 1981 | SRB | 1:28.17 | 77.54 |
Did not start 1st run: SIMARI BIRKNER Macarena (ARG), MARSHALL Chelsea (USA), SCHILD Martina (SUI)
Did not finish 1st run: HANSDOTTER Frida (SWE), KLING Kajsa (SWE), SCHMID Nicola (GER), BENT Nike (SWE), STUFFER Verena (ITA), ALTACHER Margret (AUT), ALFIERI Camilla (ITA), KELLEHER Keely (USA), LALIVE Caroline (USA), DUMERMUTH Monika (SUI), MAZE Tina (SLO), VANDERBEEK Kelly (CAN)