Lindsey Vonn makes history at age 41 with World Cup downhill win to start her Olympic season

St Moritz, Switzerland
Reuters
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American great Lindsey Vonn won the opening women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Friday to make Alpine ski history at 41 in a sensational boost for her 2026 Olympic comeback hopes.

The 2010 Olympic downhill champion took the 83rd World Cup win of her career – and first since a downhill in Are, Sweden, in March 2018 – by 0.98 of a second in the Swiss resort of St Moritz.

The previous oldest World Cup race winner was Switzerland’s Didier Cuche at 37 in a men’s Super-G in 2012. Italy’s Federica Brignone was the oldest previous female winner at 34 last season.

Starting 16th on the Corviglia…