Lindsey Vonn impresses skiing into fifth place in her first World Cup downhill race since 2019 United States Lindsey Vonn reacts after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in St. Anton, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Lindsey Vonn, winner of 43 World Cup downhill races, is celebrating her comeback on the Karl Schranz course in St. Anton - and hasn't forgotten

Ski great Lindsey Vonn was 10th fastest in a training run on Thursday for her first World Cup downhill in six years.

Stunningly, Vonn was later pushed down to sixth when World Cup downhill debutant Malorie Blanc, wearing bib No. 46, raced into second place. The 21-year-old Swiss prospect, who was not born when Vonn started her World Cup career, finished 0.07 seconds behind Brignone.

Lindsey Vonn takes a low-risk approach and places 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40 Three weeks after her World Cup comeback with a titanium knee at age 40 in a super-G, Vonn completed the two-kilometer Karl Schranz course 2.55 seconds ...

The United States star — the greatest downhill racer in women’s World Cup history — was fastest in the first part of the course, touching 77 miles per hour.

Vonn skied Saturday in picture postcard conditions, on a still and sunny day with -8 Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) temperatures. The Karl Schranz course was shortened to 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles ...

Alpine ski great United States Lindsey Vonn watches the 10km ... a titanium knee at age 40 in a super-G, Vonn completed the two-kilometer Karl Schranz course 2.55 seconds behind Federica Brignone ...

(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) (Alessandro Trovati, AP) ST. ANTON – Ski great Lindsey Vonn was ... at age 40 in a super-G, Vonn completed the two-kilometer Karl Schranz course 2.55 seconds ...

Ski great Lindsey Vonn was 10th fastest in a training run on Thursday for her first World Cup downhill in six years. Three weeks after her World Cup comeback with a titanium knee at the age of 40 in a super-G, Vonn completed the two-kilometre Karl Schranz course 2.55 seconds behind Federica Brignone of Italy.

Lauren Macuga reacts after winning the women's World Cup super-G race in St. Anton, Austria on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

Comeback queen Lindsey ... podiums Vonn has won 43 World Cup downhills, the last in 2018. Brignone, the oldest winner of a women's World Cup ski race at 34, flew down the demanding Karl Schranz ...