CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s Elena Fanchini charged down a shortened course in difficult conditions to win a World Cup downhill Friday, while Lindsey Vonn finished 10th and failed to match the all-time wins record.
Fanchini clocked 1 minute, 9.53 seconds for her second career win — nine seasons after her first victory. She finished 0.15 seconds ahead of Larisa Yurkiw of Canada, who had a career-best result.
Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany, the 2010 Olympic giant slalom champion, placed third, 0.31 back.
The top American was Laurenne Ross of Bend, Oregon, who finished fourth, missing the podium by just 0.03 seconds.
Vonn and most of the other favorites struggled due to the fog and snow.
Still, Vonn can match Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record of 62 wins in another downhill Saturday.
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