The racecourse commentator broadcasting Lindsey Vonn’s first World Cup downhill race since 2019 — the American is age 40 and has a titanium knee — summed up how impressive the ski great’s performance was. Vonn skied into an impressive sixth place, wearing an unfamiliar low-ranked bib No. 32, in what she helped ensure was a race for the ages in the sun-soaked Austrian resort St. Anton. The United States star — the greatest downhill racer in women’s World Cup history — was fastest in the first part of the course touching 124 kph (77 mph) and finished 0.58 seconds behind race leader Federica Brignone of Italy.
