Lara Gut wins World Cup downhill; Vonn 2 seconds back

January 24, 2015 05:03 pm | Updated 05:03 pm IST - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland

Lara Gut, won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. File Photo

Lara Gut, won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. File Photo

Lara Gut of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a chance to extend her wins record as she almost skied out and finished well behind.

Gut raced down the new Engiadina course in 1 minute, 43.82 seconds in the final downhill before the world championships next month.

Anna Fenninger of Austria was 0.32 behind Gut, and now has six runner-up finishes and no victories in defense of her overall World Cup title.

Edit Miklos of Hungary was third, trailing Gut by 0.58.

Vonn was fastest through the top sections but hit trouble at a tight left-hand turn. She went into soft snow beside the course and was almost turned around. She recovered to finish more than two seconds back.

The results were provisional as lower-ranked skiers were yet to start.

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