Vonn Breaks World Cup Record with 63rd Win

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19 January 2015

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SAM Magazine – Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 19, 2015 –– Lindsey Vonn put down a near flawless super G run Monday to win her 63rd Audi FIS Ski World Cup and etch her name into the record books as the winningest women's World Cup racer ever. Skiing at the end of the top seed in the 22nd start position, Vonn took command from the start and posted a .85 second margin over Austria's Anna Fenninger.

The win—her second straight in two days—boosted her beyond the mark of 62 set by Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proell between 1970-80. SAM Magazine – Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 19, 2015 –– Lindsey Vonn put down a near flawless super G run Monday to win her 63rd Audi FIS Ski World Cup and etch her name into the record books as the winningest women's World Cup racer ever. Skiing at the end of the top seed in the 22nd start position, Vonn took command from the start and posted a .85 second margin over Austria's Anna Fenninger.

The win—her second straight in two days—boosted her beyond the mark of 62 set by Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proell between 1970-80.

"It's amazing—words can't describe my feeling," said Vonn. "Sixty-three feels incredible. I'm really proud of what I've done and I'm excited about the future."

Team officials said Vonn skied relaxed and tactically strong with the weight of tying the record off her shoulders after Sunday's downhill win.

"I definitely felt like the pressure was off today, I just wanted to go out and have a good run," she said. "I was relaxed and cool and I think it showed in my skiing. I honestly didn't know if I would be fast enough, I made some mistakes, I was shocked I was in the lead but very, very happy."

Vonn now has 108 World Cup podiums. She won her first World Cup—a Lake Louise downhill in 2004—at the age of 20.

In the race teammates Julia Mancuso finished 12th, Laurenne Ross 17th, Stacey Cook 19th, Alice McKennis 31st, Jackie Wiles 36th, and Katie Ryan 38th.