Super G: Lindsey Vonn scores weekend World Cup trifecta

Vancouver Sun ^ | 3/6/11 | staff

[pissant]

Alpine skiing’s Wonder Woman completed a remarkable weekend trifecta on Sunday as American Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup Super G race at Tarviso, Italy, and claimed her third discipline title in three days.

Vonn had a near flawless run on a sun-drenched course, clocking a time of one minute, 21.75 seconds to beat out teammate Julia Mancuso by .23 seconds and the woman she is chasing for the overall World Cup title, Maria Riesch of Germany, by .50 seconds.

With just one Super G race remaining this season, Vonn has an unbeatable 171-point lead over Riesch (560-389) in the discipline.

On Saturday, Vonn was second in the downhill to clinch that discipline title. On Friday, she captured the super combined crown. She now has 12 World Cup discipline titles in her career.

The remarkable weekend came just three weeks after she skipped the second half of the world championships to rest up from a concussion.

[pissant]

[Wally_Kalbacken]

In my opinion, it takes balls to ski that fast. But I don’t seem to see them in the SI photo.

[Lazlo in PA]

I am surprised you posted this. Vonn is an ardent Palin supporter. I guess you didn't know.

[rawhide]

With her finishes on the weekend, Vonn, the three-time reigning overall champion, sliced 100 points off Riesch’s lead in this season’s standings with six races remaining — two slaloms, which is Vonn’s weakest event, two giant slaloms, a Super G and a downhill. Riesch has 1676 points to Vonn’s 1,580.

Rooting for Vonn! Didn't Vonn suffer a serious knee injury in the past? Anyway, she is incredible.

[mnehring]

Ping 3 for a laugh. ;)

[max americana]

I was looking for a Palin angle with pissant involved as well...

[Frank_2001]

” But I don’t seem to see them in the SI photo.”

Well, it’s a pretty good view of the hills, at least!;)

[Miss Behave]

Vonn woot! Woot Vonn! Incredible, Lindsey!

[GQuagmire]

Giggety ping

[JRios1968]

[numberonepal]

Hottie Ping.
To be on or off the Hottie Ping List please FReepmail me.
GQuagmire gets the nod for the catch.

[b4its2late]

[Vendome]

I would hit her, twice, before Laz.

[null and void]

She’d be surprised, butt not anywhere near as surprised as The Invisible Man...

[Vendome]

LOL

I meant to be there. I swear. We had to finish that contract.

[null and void]

I take it you don’t know the joke that has that as the punchline...