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SPORTS Saturday 1 december 2018
Vonn plans to return next season for races at Lake Louise

By PAT GRAHAM weekend in Lake Louise, is a huge blow for me.
AP Sports Writer which she's dominated so "The whole point really is
Lindsey Vonn can't bring often that her fans playfully to enjoy every stop on the
herself to say goodbye to call it "Lake Lindsey." Vonn tour, really make some
ski racing without one final has 18 career World Cup great final memories, take
run at her favorite course. wins at the venue. a lot of pictures, enjoy the
So she intends to extend "The whole point of having time with my teammates,
her farewell tour into next one last season is to have just really soak it all in. To
season. one last season — to race miss my favorite stop on the
The all-time winningest in every single race one last tour, I don't even know re-
women's World Cup racer time, to make those final ally how to handle it."
announced on her new memories," Vonn said in her The 34-year-old Vonn has
YouTube channel Friday video. "Because I'm injured 82 World Cup victories,
that she plans to come now, I can't have that, and leaving her five away from
back for one more series of I feel like I would regret it for breaking the record held
speed races at Lake Louise, the rest of my life if I didn't by Ingemar Stenmark of
Alberta, during the 2019-20 take that one last chance Sweden.
season. to push out of the starting "Hopefully, I break the re-
She was adamant she gate in Lake Louise." cord this season and can In this Dec. 6, 2015, file photo, Lindsey Vonn, of the United States,
skis her way to victory during the women's World Cup super-G
would retire following this Vonn hasn't announced a have fun," said Vonn, who skiing event in Lake Louise, Alberta.
season. But those plans timetable for her return to earned a gold medal in Associated Press
were altered when she hy- the circuit this season. She the downhill and a bronze
perextended and sprained expressed her frustration in the super-G at the 2010 win. Lake Louise is just re- one target. That's very ob-
a ligament in her knee dur- in sitting out two downhill Vancouver Games, along ally special to me. It's not vious. Lake Louise for her,
ing a training crash on Nov. races and a super-G race with a downhill bronze at about the record. It's not it's a really good chance
19. She posted video of the at Lake Louise. the Pyeongchang Olym- about, 'Oh, well you said to get some victories," Ak-
crash in which she fell on a "To miss my favorite stop on pics last February. "I don't you retired.' I really don't sel Lund Svindal of Norway
turn, did the splits and went the tour is devastating to want the record to deter- care what people think. I said Friday after finishing
into the protective fence. put it lightly," Vonn said. "I mine the level of success really don't. I want to do it third during the down-
She also suffered a bone know I'm going to be back I've had in my career. for myself." hill race at Beaver Creek,
bruise. shortly, probably be able "I want to push out of the Still, it does provide a safety Colorado. "She has this one
That wipeout forced her to race in a few weeks. The starting gate (at Lake Lou- net. thing that's a crazy driver
skip the speed events this fact I'm missing Lake Louise ise), even if I'm not there to "Let's put it this way: She has for her."q
NHL CAPSULES lasted New York. Parise scored for Min-
Continued from Page 17 Donato, recalled Wednes- nesesota.
Laine scored his 100th and day after a demotion to COYOTES 3, PREDATORS 0
101st goals in his 178th Providence of the AHL, NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
game at the age of 20 tucked the winner past Nick Schmaltz had a goal
years, 224 days. Wayne Robin Lehner on the Bruins' and an assist, Adin Hill
Gretzky did it the fastest in fourth attempt. Boston has made 29 saves for his first
20 years, 40 days. Jimmy earned at least one point NHL shutout and Arizona
Carson and Brian Bellows in five of its past six games. beat Nashville.
also accomplished the Brad Marchand scored in Schmaltz's two points were
feat faster than Laine. The regulation for the Bruins. his first since being ac-
Finnish forward has an NHL- Anders Lee had a goal quired Sunday in a trade
leading 21 goals this sea- and Lehner made 35 saves with the Chicago Black-
son, 18 of them November. for the Islanders. hawks. Clayton Keller
Ehlers scored a goal in The Bruins retired former and Brad Richardson also Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) scores on Chicago Black-
each period, with his third right wing Rick Middleton's scord. hawks goaltender Corey Crawford (50) during the first period
of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Winnipeg,
fired in when he went in No. 16 before the game. Nashville has lost three of Manitoba.
alone on goalie Corey BLUE JACKETS 4, WILD 2 four. Associated Press
Crawford and beat him COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, CA-
with a low shot at 9:45 of Riley Nash had a goal and NUCKS 3 stopped 27 shots. Jonathan Quick made 31
the third period to make it an assist, Sergei Bobrovsky VANCOUVER, British Co- OILERS 3, KINGS 2 saves in his first start since
6-3. Jacob Trouba added stopped 23 shots and Co- lumbia (AP) — Max Pacio- EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Oct. 23. He missed 15
a goal and an assist for lumbus beat Minnesota to retty scored twice to lead — Oscar Klefbom scored games due to surgery to
Winnipeg, Mark Scheifele move ahead of Washing- Vegas past struggling Van- his second straight winning repair a torn meniscus in
and Blake Wheeler each ton for the Metropolitan couver for its fifth straight goal and added an assist his knee.
had three assists, and Division lead. victory. to help Edmonton beat Los SENATORS 3, RANGERS 0
Connor Hellebuyck made Nash, who signed as a free William Karlsson's short- Angeles to improve to 3-1- OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —
26 saves. Marcus Kruger, agent last summer, got his handed goal with 6:25 re- 1 under new coach Ken Craig Anderson stopped
John Hayden, Jan Rutta, first goal in 29 games — maining snapped a 3-all Hitchcock. 27 shots for his first shutout
Domink Kahun and Artem and first as a Blue Jacket — tie. William Carrier also Klefbom broke a 2-all tie of the season and 41st
Anisimov scored for Chi- in the second period and scored for the Golden with 2:20 remaining on overall, leading Ottawa
cago. assisted on Markus Han- Knights, and Marc-Andre his power-play drive from past New York.
BRUINS 2, ISLANDERS 1, SO nikainen's first-period tally. Fleury made 33 saves. the point. Jesse Puljujarvi Matt Duchene had a goal
BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Do- Columbus has won two in Brock Boeser had two goals and Alex Chiasson also and an assist, and Drake
nato scored the decisive a row and six out of eight. for Vancouver, which has scored, and Mikko Koski- Batherson and Magnus
shootout goal in his NHL Cam Atkinson and Artemi lost 10 of 11. Alex Edler also nen stopped 30 shots. Paajarvi also scored.
return, Tuukka Rask made Panarin also scored. scored for the Canucks, Dustin Brown and Jeff Henrik Lundqvist made 31
28 saves and Boston out- Mikael Granlund and Zach and Jacob Markstrom Carter scored for the Kings. saves for New York.q