World Cup downhill leader Lindsey Vonn (US) won the women's downhill in Sestriere yesterday for her fourth downhill victory of the season. Her time was 1:38.86. Kelly Vanderbeek (Canada) took 2nd spot, 0.62 seconds behind Vonn, while Nadia Fanchini (Italy) was 3rd with a time of 1:39.63. ...Andrea Fischbacher (Austria) and Fabienne Suter (Switzerland) were joint winners of the super-G today, with a time of 1:21.06. For both, it was their first career win. Maria Riesch (Germany) was 3rd in 1:21.30 minutes.
The race was overshadowed by Maria Holaus (Austria) crashing badly. She had to be airlifted to a Turin hospital, having crashed face-first on the piste and damaged her knee as she crashed into the safety netting.
The women's World Cup continues with a slalom on Friday in Zagreb.
Full results:
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=51805
and
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=51806