Lindsey Vonn wins second World Cup downhill of Olympic season
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Key Points:
- Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill race this season in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, showcasing her remarkable comeback at age 41 with a titanium-rebuilt right knee.
- Vonn finished 0.37 seconds ahead of Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and extended her record as the oldest World Cup race winner with her 84th career victory and 45th in downhill.
- The race was held on a shortened course with challenging conditions, where Vonn reached speeds of 81 mph, one of the fastest for women's racing this season.
- Vonn leads the World Cup downhill standings by 129 points after four of nine races, aiming for her ninth downhill season title, a decade after her last
