With Vonngas to the record, regardless of

Now it is no matter. You said it yourself. And for the last couple of races full-throttle. Lindsey Vonn says: "I have competed in the race last with a calculated risk. Now this is different: I'm only going to win. I don't care what happens."

In the case of the speed races in Cortina d'ampezzo this weekend, the American dare is the last Comeback of her career. In November, they had hurt himself once again at the knee, and then declared that now the late autumn of a career had commenced. "My body can't fight it any longer. I need to stop in order to get no problems when I'm older," she said.

Encouraging training

to will, at the Latest, according to the Lake Louise race in November 2019, the beginning of the next season, you put the Ski in the corner. 19 years after her world Cup debut at a Slalom in Aspen on 18. November 2000.

the American is As competitive in their last race still to be seen. The training results from Thursday were reasonably encouraging: In the first part, Vonn finished fourth on the 10. Rank, in the second (which won the Swiss Corinne Suter) gave you powers.

Why does the ambitious 34-Year-old? The risk of injury is not a Yes – just this weekend on the difficult Tofana from Cortina. However, Vonn is driven by the victory of lust and egged on by the fact that, waving a Date with the history of skiing. It is 82 world Cup victories, until the record of Ingemar Stenmark, only four are missing. Alone this season, six runs are added, the two of Lake Louise and the one or other Super-G.

for the stars shot

"I would Never have believed that this record would be for me, or for anyone possible," she says. "It was never my dream, my dream was to participate in the Olympic Games." But, she adds: "If you shoot for the stars, it can also be that you hit something."

on the Other hand, it is now Yes, "no matter what happens". And this may apply also for the record, the Swedish super-technician of the Seventies and early eighties. Even if Vonn should surpass the mark of 86 world Cup victories, is not likely to hold this record for too long: Marcel Hirscher and Mikaela Shiffrin are fast approaching.

The Austrian stands at 67 Wins and is currently showing no let-up. After his Wengen-Premiere a year ago, he wants to nachdoppeln on Sunday in the Bernese Oberland. Even more impressive is the dominance of the American, who is 53, most recently as the only driver in the history of the Ski world Cup celebrated in a calendar year with 15 wins. And Shiffrin has, once again, your 24. Celebrated the birthday. (as)

Created: 17.01.2019, 16:29 PM