Vonn takes Super-G race

The Associated Press
March 9, 2015 at 5:28AM
Burnsville native Lindsey Vonn sped down the course on her way to win a women's World Cup super-G event in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday.
Burnsville native Lindsey Vonn sped down the course on her way to win a women's World Cup super-G event in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday. (Brian Wicker — ASSOCIATED PRESS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup Super-G on Sunday to regain the lead in the discipline with one race remaining.

Vonn is chasing her fifth Super-G World Cup title and stretched her record with a 23rd race win in the event.

The Burnsville native put together a winning time of 1 minute, 16.65 seconds in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Vonn's 65th career win gave her an eight-point lead over Anna Fenninger of Austria in the Super-G standings.

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