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Vonn breaks record for most World Cup downhill wins with 37

Vonn breaks record for most World Cup downhill wins with 37

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Photo: AP

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO: Lindsey Vonn has broken Annemarie Moser-Proell's record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th win in skiing's marquee event. Vonn beat Larisa Yurkiw of Canada by 0.28 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course on Saturday. Lara Gut of Switzerland finished third, 0.67 behind, and maintained a 10-point lead on Vonn in the overall standings. Moser-Proell, the Austrian great, set her record from 1971-80. Vonn recorded her first downhill win in 2004. Vonn also matched Renate Goetschl, another Austrian, with a record 10th win in Cortina. It was Vonn's 74th win across all disciplines, moving her closer to Ingemar Stenmark's all-time mark of 86.