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SPORTSSaturday 23 January 2016
Back in Cortina, Vonn has more records within reach
ANDREW DAMPF Last year in Cortina, Vonn
AP Sports Writer broke Annemarie Moser-
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy Proell’s 35-year-old record
(AP) — When it comes to of 62 World Cup wins across
records and milestones, all disciplines
Cortina d’Ampezzo holds So it’s fitting that Vonn
a special place in Lindsey could break another of
Vonn’s sparkling career. Moser-Proell’s records in
The resort known as the Saturday’s downhill on
Queen of the Dolomites the Olympia delle Tofane
was where the skier then course. The American
known as Lindsey Kildow needs one more victory to
recorded her first podium break a tie of 36 downhill
result 12 years ago at the wins with the Austrian great
age of 19. and hold the mark by her-
Lindsey Vonn kisses the trophy after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G, in Al-
tenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. When it comes to records and milestones,
Cortina d’Ampezzo holds a special place in Vonn’s sparkling career. Vonn could break another
of Moser-Proell’s records in Saturday’s downhill on the Olympia delle Tofane course.
(AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)
self in skiing’s marquee laugh. “Not that I know of.” match Renate Goetschl’s
event. Actually, with only one mark of 10 wins in the resort
“I’ve had so many great downhill on the schedule — although she’s still only
memories here,” Vonn said this weekend, Vonn isn’t halfway to her mark of 18
after leading Friday’s final even sure she’ll get the re- victories in Lake Louise, Al-
training session. “It’s fun to cord here. berta.
be back here and I hope to “But I feel like right now I’m “She’s very comfortable
make some more memo- skiing really well in downhill with the hill. She knows it
ries this year as well.” so if I don’t do it this week- well and can ski it fast,” U.S.
Vonn was surprised when end then hopefully I’ll do it head coach Paul Kristofic
then-boyfriend Tiger Woods in the next downhill,” she said. “It’s still one of the
showed up wearing a mask said, alluding to the next more challenging downhills
during last year’s victory downhill race in Garmisch- on the women’s circuit, so
celebration. Having since Partenkirchen, Germany, in it requires full attention and
split with the golfer, she’s two weeks. good focus. So I wouldn’t
not expecting any more With one more win in Cor- say she’s on autopilot but
masked visitors. tina — in either downhill or she’s very focused on do-
“No,” Vonn said with a big super-G — Vonn can also ing a good job.” q
Ogier goes into lead at Monte Carlo rally
GAP, France (AP) — De- and there, and now I think Latvala. Meeke was then
fending world champion I have a slow puncture on 0.7 seconds faster than
Sebastien Ogier claimed the left rear. I’m happy his French rival, who dam-
the Monte Carlo rally lead though. aged the rear left suspen-
following a tense battle A good day.” sion of his Volkswagen, to
with overnight leader Kris Andreas Mikkelsen was in lead by 6.7 seconds after
Meeke throughout the sec- third until a spin in the pen- four stages.
ond day of the race on Fri- ultimate stage as Jari-Matti Ogier recovered in the next
day. Latvala climbed to the pro- stage to the Chaillol ski re-
Ogier moved past his Brit- visional podium before Sat- sort, using his driving skills
ish rival after the morning urday’s stages - 1 minute, on tricky roads to grab the
special stages held on nar- 8.1 seconds behind. lead by 1.55 seconds.
row French Alps roads but “There must be some- Robert Kubica and Hayden
relinquished his lead after thing in this stage that Seb Paddon retired in the day’s
seven of the 16 stages. knows,” Meeke said. “I opening stage after losing
Meeke posted the fastest think he lives about three control of their cars on icy
time in Friday’s longest run kilometers from here, so patches and hitting a tree.
to move back to the top I’m happy to give him this “We did two corners on the
with his Citroen DS 3 before one. I have no answer to his ice and it felt quite okay,”
Ogier hit back in the final time. Still a long way to go Kubica said.
stage to lead by 9.5 sec- on this rally.”
onds overall. Ogier, a three-time world “Then we arrived at the
“A great battle with Kris to- champion, got off to a right-hander and I was just
day,” said the Frenchman, strong start to claim the a passenger.”
who drives for Volkswagen. first special stage of the The opening race of the
“Some small mistakes here day ahead of Meeke and world rally championship
finishes on Sunday.q
