BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) – Anna Fenninger of Austria found the perfect line through a shortened super-G course and was in first place after the top 30 racers at the world championships Tuesday.
Fenninger finished in 1 minute, 10.29 seconds. Tina Maze of Slovenia was second, 0.03 seconds behind, and Lindsey Vonn third despite a wind gust standing her up early in her run.
Only a surprise run by one of the remaining 16 lower-ranked skiers can supplant Fenninger, the super-G winner at the Sochi Olympics.
Vonn, the favorite in a race so close to her hometown, momentarily had the lead and the capacity crowd went wild. Her boyfriend, golfer Tiger Woods, yelled “Yes,” after seeing the time on the board.
It didn’t last. Maze was the next skier down and took the lead.