Lindsey Vonn wins women's WCup downhill race

Val d'Isère, France (AP) - American Lindsey Vonn Val d'Isère players on Saturday in the first race he dropped this season to win the World Cup overall leader Maria Riesch close the gap.

Vonn, World Cup champion three times and ruled down the Olympic champion, second behind Germany's rivals had been eliminated two weeks ago in two downhills in Lake Louise.

Section 1.7 mile near the top of the Oreiller-Killy course although small 1 minute wobble Vonn, 51.42 seconds, finished in a while.

Swiss duo Nadja Kamer and Lara Gut is the second and third respectively.

Vonn 0.001 Kamer down the second division, but picked up speed in the second part, of course, 0.68 seconds to beat him, and 0.80 at age 19 of colon.

Riesch soft conditions begin to deteriorate and Vonn lose more time, 2.28 seconds adrift in the 24th put the finishing.

Riesch's Vonn wins in front of his declined to take the top of the standings.

Last weekend prior to St. Moritz in the Swiss resort Postponed - - clear blue skies and bright sunshine for the season on Friday when the super-G race of contrasting distant and almost no visibility due to heavy snowfall called again.

Austrian Elisabeth Goergl fourth Saturday in the veteran Italian French Ingrid Johanna Schnarf, which began with the first with Jacquemod finished tied for fifth.

Riesch's run, meanwhile, went from bad to worse.

Vonn was 1.09 behind on the first partition, then 1.10 and 1.95.

A few moments after crossing the line, Riesch looked surprised, shrugged and then bowed his head.

Andrea Dettling on Saturday was the first down and crashed near the top, flying sideways to the net. But the Swiss player after a few seconds back on their feet without any assistance and has appeared injured.