Vonn Wins in St. Moritz
Stifel U.S. Ski Team racer Lindsey Vonn roared to the finish in St. Moritz, Switzerland to take her 83rd win and her first Audi FIS World Cup victory since her storied comeback began, proving that she is still the best downhiller in the world at age 41. It was her sixth win in St. Moritz throughout her career, dating back to 2010.
“It's like a dream. It's more than a dream,” said Vonn. “I worked so hard this summer and we have such a great team and everything has really come together, but it almost doesn't feel real.”
From bib 16, Vonn skied into the green with fast middle and lower splits to take a commanding lead by more than a second. It was her first World Cup win since March 2018, when she was 33 years old, and marks her as the oldest alpine World Cup winner in history. The previous record holder was Didier Cuche, who won a super-G in 2012 at 37 years old.
Vonn announced her comeback to the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in the fall of 2024 after retiring in 2019, and debuted in her first race one year ago in St. Moritz where she was 14th. She continued to drive to the top throughout the season and finally stepped onto the podium at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals at the end of the season, securing second place in the super-G.
But she wasn’t done there, stating that she worked harder throughout the off-season than she ever has and has her eyes on more World Cup podiums and Olympic medals in Cortina. 2025-26 will be her final season.
“I'm trying to enjoy every single moment because this is my last weekend racing in St. Moritz ever in my life,” said Vonn. “I’m not racing anymore after this year, so I'm trying to enjoy it, but it couldn't go any better than this. This is amazing. I'm so happy.”
Vonn won the day by an astounding .98 seconds over Magdalena Egger of Austria. Austrian Mirjam Puchner was third. The emotions were high in the finish as Vonn was greeted by teammates, staff and more all congratulating her on the incredible victory.
“Every single thing that I could do to be faster, I did,” said Vonn. “And now, now this is what happens. You get the reward.”
The rest of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team also had a banner day, putting seven into the top 30. Breezy Johnson was 15th. Bella Wright was 16th—her best result in two seasons. Jackie Wiles was 18th, Haley Cutler had a career best result in 20th, Keely Cashman 24th and Allison Mollin was 27th for her first career World Cup points.
"I feel like I've been skiing at that level for a while, and it's good to just do it in the setting when it counts and when it matters, not only top 30, but huge team result for everyone," said Mollin.
It was notably Wright's first race back after ending her season short in February of last year. Her result just outside the top 15 is a big stepping stone moving forward into the season.
"I'm really grateful for today," said Wright. "I haven't raced since last February and this is like my third day of a full length course. It was somewhat nerve wracking, but also I was happy to make it down and have a pretty solid run with some mistakes to clean up for tomorrow."
The women race downhill again on Saturday and super-G on Sunday.
RESULTS
Women’s downhill
