Vonn wins race, overall World Cup crown

Vonn won the super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen's Kandahar course in 1 minute, 19.3 seconds, 0.16 seconds faster than Austrian Elizabeth Goergl while Swiss skier Nadia Styger was third at 1:19.87
More important to the overall standings, German Maria Riesch was fourth, a result that gave Vonn an insurmountable 215-point lead with one race -- Saturday's slalom -- remaining.

It is the third consecutive overall title for Vonn, who is the first woman to accomplish that since Austria's Petra Kronberger in 1990-92. It was also the 33rd race win for Vonn, who eclipsed the U.S. record of 32 owned by Bode Miller.

Vonn had already won the super-G season and downhill titles. A ruling Thursday by international skiing officials determined she was the super combined champion after the discipline's final event was canceled because of high winds.

Riesch has a 23-point lead over Austrian Kathrin Zettel going into Saturday's slalom finale. Vonn, 13th in the slalom standings, said she would skip the race.
The other women's World Cup discipline is giant slalom, which has won by German Kathrin Hoelzl.

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