Legendary U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn has competed over the weekend on the FIS Fall Pageant at Copper Mountain, Colorado. The velocity racing weekend at Copper Mountain’s Pace Middle consisted of two Downhill and two Tremendous-G occasions. Whereas these weren’t World Cup occasions however quite FIS races with out designation, many worldwide feminine World Cup skiers used it as a coaching session forward of the ladies’s velocity races in Beaver Creek subsequent weekend, December 14 and 15.
Vonn’s outcomes have been stable, with 4 top-30 finishes in a aggressive discipline. She positioned twenty fourth and twenty seventh within the two Downhill occasions and nineteenth and twenty fourth within the Tremendous-G occasion. Previous to her comeback this season, Vonn had gained a complete of 82 World Cup races, of which 43 have been Downhill and 28 Tremendous-G. She had additionally positioned fifteenth in a Downhill Coaching run on Saturday.
Vonn pre-empted any critics with a submit on X (Twitter), stating, “Immediately was a stable begin and I had a blast being in begin with my teammates once more! Whereas I’m certain individuals will speculate and say I’m not in high kind due to the outcomes, I disagree. This was coaching for me. I’m nonetheless testing tools and getting again within the groove. That is solely the start and the best way I’m snowboarding is extra essential than the instances at this level. Now I’ve the fis factors to race World Cup in order that’s a profitable day! Because of everybody who helped placed on the races! Let’s do it once more tomorrow!”
— Lindsey Vonn
It’s actually a promising begin for the 40-year-old athlete and together with her good positions, Vonn has earned the FIS factors to compete at World Cup stage. Regardless of the wildcard launched by the Worldwide Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), Vonn wanted to decrease her FIS factors to under 80 as a way to rejoin the World Cup. Previous to the races at Copper Mountain, Vonn had 104.81 factors in Downhill and 93.02 factors in Tremendous-G.
Vonn is predicted to be a forerunner on the races in Beaver Creek, Colorado, subsequent weekend, December 14 and 15. It has additional been confirmed that the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Federation utilized for a wildcard for the races in Corviglia, St. Moritz, Switzerland, on December 21 and 22. Will probably be thrilling to see Vonn again on the World Cup in lower than every week.
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