Woods ex shows what she made of in first World Cup | Golf News

Lindsey Vonn, the ex-partner of {golfing} great Tiger Woods, completed sixth in her first in World Cup downhill outing in six years. Taking to the slopes on the Austrian resort of St. Anton, the American confirmed that she has misplaced none of her skills after reversing her retirement from skilled competitors.

The 40-year-old is already thought-about one of the best ski racers in her nation’s historical past – having received gold medals at each the Olympics and the World Championships. The legend, who hails from St. Paul, Minnesota has beforehand triumphed in in all 5 disciplines on the World Cup too – taking the highest prizes in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and tremendous mixed races.

Having received a grand whole of 82 World Cup races earlier than in the present day, her return to motion at St. Anton got here with main fanfare. Demonstrating her evergreen capability, she impressed in the ladies’s downhill race as she secured sixth place, trailing winner Federica Brignone by 0.58 seconds.

Vonn had led proceedings in the opening levels of the race, reaching a prime pace of 124kph (77mph). Coming into proceedings ranked No. 32, she appeared visibly delighted following what was a memorable efficiency on her return in Austria, raising her palms to the sky as she crossed the end line.

Reflecting on the race itself, the American later advised Eurosport: “That was fun. I still made a couple of mistakes, I know I can be faster. I haven’t started outside the top 30 since I was probably 17 years old. All things considered it was a great start.”

Now competing with a titanium knee, she hit the slopes on December 7, ending twenty fourth out of 45 racers on the downhill race on the FIS Fall Festival at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Following on from this, Vonn made her official World Cup return in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the place she raced to 14th place in the Super-G.

Speaking after her spectacular exhibiting at St. Anton, she revealed that she is relishing her long-awaited return to motion. She stated: “I feel a little bit more confident and comfortable in downhill than I do in super-G. And I know this hill really well.”