Tarvisio, Italy (AP)—A broken champagne bottle couldn’t stop lindsey vonn from setting an american milestone.
Vonn’s victory in a super-g sunday was the 19th world cup win of her career, moving past tamara mckinney for the u.s. women’s record.
“I don’t see myself as a record-setter and actually never thought it was possible to pass a legend like Tamara,” Vonn said. “But I’m extremely thrilled and hope that a lot of kids see what’s possible in ski racing and get inspired.”
Vonn, the defending World Cup overall champion, set the mark despite having surgery on a severed tendon two weeks ago. She sliced her thumb on a broken champagne bottle while celebrating a world championship victory, and competed with a specially designed splint on her right hand.
Vonn’s victory in a super-g sunday was the 19th world cup win of her career, moving past tamara mckinney for the u.s. women’s record.
“I don’t see myself as a record-setter and actually never thought it was possible to pass a legend like Tamara,” Vonn said. “But I’m extremely thrilled and hope that a lot of kids see what’s possible in ski racing and get inspired.”
Vonn, the defending World Cup overall champion, set the mark despite having surgery on a severed tendon two weeks ago. She sliced her thumb on a broken champagne bottle while celebrating a world championship victory, and competed with a specially designed splint on her right hand.