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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland -- Lindsey Vonn dominated yet another World Cup downhill on Saturday, winning by 1.42 seconds on the Engiadina course. On another sunny day at St. Moritz, the American found speed that eluded her rivals to clock one minute 43.65 seconds on the relatively flat track. "Im extremely happy with the win," said Vonn, whose eighth World Cup victory this season extended her lead in the overall and downhill standings. "Its been an amazing year so far." Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany, the defending overall champion, was runner-up. Tina Weirather of Liechenstein was third, 1.47 behind Vonn. Vonns closest challenger in the overall standings, Tina Maze of Slovenia, was fourth, 1.65 seconds back. With 100 World Cup points for victory, Vonn leads Maze by 352 with half the seasons scheduled races completed. Barring injury, Vonn seems unstoppable in her quest to reclaim the title she lost last year after winning the giant crystal globe trophy for three straight years. "Last year I had eight wins for the entire season. I already have eight this year and its only the end of January," she said. "Im never tired of winning and Im never tired of skiing." Vonn, who won the super-combined event here Friday, got her 49th career World Cup victory and 24th in downhill. It was her third success in Alpine skiings glamour event this season. Her margin Saturday was stunning for any racer yet it was her narrowest downhill victory this season. In her two wins at Lake Louise, Alberta, last month, the runners-up were Frances Marie Marchand-Arvier and Weirather by 1.68 and 1.95, respectively. "Its a weird feeling," Vonn said. "I just feel so relaxed and enjoying what I do so much." Hoefl-Riesch said she was happy just to finish second behind Vonn, matching her best result in what has been a difficult season. She stands third overall, yet with barely half of Vonns points total. "It seems like Lindsey is really hard to beat. Shes skiing perfect," said the reigning overall champion, who hugged Vonn standing in the leaders box after skiing immediately after her friend. Weirather, who took the early lead, laughed after being asked to explain the feeling watching Vonn attack her time. "Its strange because you know she is going to be fast and you are waiting to see just how much it is," Weirather said. The 22-year-old Weirather moved up to second in the downhill standings, 190 points behind Vonn with four races remaining. On a good day for the American team, Julia Mancuso tied for fifth place, Leanne Smith finished seventh and Laurenne Ross was 16th. Mancuso was faster than Vonn at the first intermediate time check, and seemed poised for at least a podium finish until hitting a tough line at a traverse approaching a tight left hand turn. Mancuso moved up one place to fifth in the downhill standings. Smith got her career-best World Cup result, having been eighth in a super-G one year ago at Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. "It was exactly how I wanted to ski. I executed my plan," said Smith, who had been fourth in Fridays downhill portion. Vonn can complete a St. Moritz treble in a super-combined scheduled Sunday, which includes super-G and slalom legs. Success at the ritzy Swiss resort was a long time coming for Vonn, who was 25 when first winning here two years ago in a super-G. Saturdays victory was her first in downhill here on the seventh attempt. Vonn has now won the event at 11 different World Cup venues. wholesale jerseys . City remains joint top of the standings alongside crosstown rival Manchester United, which struggled to a 2-0 win over Norwich. 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Just the initial impact was really painful and felt like the whole car crumpled up." It was only later that Wilson understood what had happened, why he had blood running down his hand from a small cut and what caused the damage to his Dale Coyne Racing Honda. "The whole side of the car, it broke," Wilson said. "The tub was broken, right where the steering wheel is, in line with where the steering wheel is, vertically, all the way down the tub and then the same behind the seat, so that whole section is caved in." Wilson wont be able to put any weight on his right leg for at least six weeks, but was thankful the three pelvic fractures wont require surgery. He was hoping for a Monday release from the California hospital where hes been since Saturday night so he can return home to Colorado, where his wife and two young daughters are awaiting his return. But Wilson, who cycled 100 miles the weekend before the IndyCar finale for fellow racer and actor Patrick Dempseys charitable cause, will have his work cut out for him upon his return. His 5-year-old and 3-year-old girls may have a hard time understanding why their usually active father is now sedentary. "Daddys climbing frame is going to be out of action for a while," the 6-foot-4 Wilson said. "Trying to get them to understand I cant pick them up and I cant really twist in my hips too much is going to be hard. Just the little things you dont even realize. Trying to sit up in bed is so hard; you naturally twist your hips when you dont even think about it. "Its going to be frustrating for about four weeks, and then the pain should be easing up and then I should be getting more and more mobile." Its the second serious accident in two years for Wilson, who broke a bone in his back in 20111.dddddddddddd He missed the final six races of the season and wore a back brace for more than two months as he was restricted from any physical activity. That back brace is very similar to the one Dario Franchitti was wearing in a photo his team released of the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner during his hospital stay after his Oct. 6 crash at Houston. Franchitti fractured two vertebrae and his right ankle and suffered a concussion when his car sailed into a fence on the last lap. Although the final two IndyCar races of the season resulted in two hospitalized drivers, credit has been given to Dallara DW12 that Franchitti and Wilson were not hurt more seriously. Wilson said replays of Franchittis accident reminded him of Jeff Krosnoffs fatal 1996 accident at Toronto. A track volunteer was also killed by debris from Krosnoffs crash; Franchittis wreck sent debris into the grandstands that injured 13 fans and one IndyCar official. "There are definitely things we can learn from this and we are going to be trying to work on and make it better and as safe as we can so we can walk away," Wilson said. "When I saw Darios crash, you naturally think the worst. I think back to Jeff Krosnoffs crash, when strange things like that happen, its just luck whether you go head first or the bottom of the car first. "Im sure Dario doesnt feel lucky, but were all thankful he went in with the bottom of the car first and it stood up pretty well." Wilson is also thankful the tubs where the driver sits in the DW12 were designed to be strong and absorb a hard hit. The new cars were introduced in 2012 and named after the late Dan Wheldon, who did much of the developmental testing for Dallara before his death in the 2011 IndyCar season finale. Although hes not sure the smaller sidepods on the DW12 in comparison to older cars would have made a difference in his injuries, Wilson thinks the series can study his accident. "Fortunately the tub is very strong, but I still think there are lessons we can learn from it," he said. "When another car hits you, that was always the point of the old cars, the big sidepods, on the Champ Cars, the old Indy car, the big sidepods that came past the cockpit, they would crumple. But on this car, we dont really have it. It hit right between. "It would be nice if we had big sidepods again. Im not saying it would have fixed that problem, but I think it would have helped. Im fortunate that the tub is so strong, it stood up to that hit." cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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