Vonn edges closer to Super G podiums record

BySportsbeat

Published 24/01/2016 at 13:11 GMT

Lindsey Vonn is just one Super G World Cup podium away from holding the all-time record outright after she won at Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday.

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Vonn clocked a time of 1:26.55 in Italy to win gold, with Tina Weirather in second and Viktoria Rebensburg completing the top three.

The win sees Vonn move 45 points clear of second-placed Lara Gut at the top of the overall World Cup standings.

It also sees the 31-year-old American join Renate Götschl on a record 41 Super G World Cup podium finishes.

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She also equalled Katja Seizinger's 1997 record of winning five successive World Cup Super G races and Vonn will have the opportunity to break both those records in Germany on February 7.

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