Cortina was where Vonn achieved the first podium result of her career back in 2004 and where she broke the career women’s World Cup record with victory No. You know that the end is coming but it doesn’t make it any easier,” Vonn said. It was so thoughtful of them to do that for me,” Vonn added of the video tribute. I hope to leave an impression that is not just about racing.”Vonn was in contention for a podium place until she went out. More than a third of the 61 starters failed to finish on the course, set by Vonn’s longtime coach, Alex Hoedlmoser.

Source: New York Times January 20, 2019 14:59 UTC