MERIBEL, France (AP) – Lindsey Vonn recently built a new trophy cabinet. The way things are going, she will soon need another one.
The 30-year-old American added another crystal globe to her burgeoning collection by claiming the season-long downhill title on Wednesday, winning the last race in the discipline at the World Cup finals.
Her seven downhill titles and her 18th World Cup title overall, each coming with a crystal globe trophy, are both records for women.
“I’ve just built a new trophy case that’s just finished now. It has room for 23 globes,” said Vonn, who is the all-time women’s World Cup leader with 66 race wins. “Hopefully I’ll have a few more successful years.”
A 19th crystal globe could come on Thursday when the super-G title will be decided. Vonn holds a narrow eight-point lead over Austrian rival Anna Fenninger, who finished second behind Vonn in the downhill and is also competing for the overall World Cup title.