
Lindsey Vonn Ties Ingemar Stenmark's Record with Super-G Win at 2015 World Cup
Skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn is no stranger to making history, and she did so once again Thursday at the 2015 World Cup Finals in Meribel, France.
According to Nick Zaccardi of NBC OlympicTalk, the 30-year-old American won the super-G title over Anna Fenninger of Austria by .49 of a second, giving her 19 career World Cup season titles.
Per Infostrada Sports, that tied her atop the all-time list with Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark:
According to Zaccardi, Vonn is very much in the running to surpass Stenmark's all-time overall wins record of 86 as well:

Vonn talked about her victory run after the race, per Zaccardi:
""[Fenninger] definitely put a lot of pressure on me," Vonn, who also bagged the downhill title Wednesday, said in a finish-area interview. "I knew she was leading when I was at the top. ... I just attacked, and I had nothing to lose." ...
... "I really like the high-pressure situations," Vonn said. "Sometimes when it demands strong skiing, then I can bring it out."
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If Vonn is able to close in on Stenmark over the next three years, she has no intention of retiring anytime soon:
That Vonn is even competing at such a high level is remarkable in and of itself considering her extensive injury history.
In 2014, NBC OlympicTalk detailed her issues over the years. Here are just some of them:
- 2007 World Championships (season-ending ACL sprain).
- 2009-10 World Cup (swelling and microfractures in left forearm).
- 2010 Olympics (bruised shin and broken pinkie).
- 2013 World Championships (tears of the medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments).
- 2013 World Cup (complete ACL tear).
With her latest win, Vonn now has 67 World Cup victories, further extending her own women's record (previous record was 62). Per Zaccardi, Vonn is expected to compete in the giant slalom event on Sunday.
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