The alpine legend Lindsey Vonn, 40, announced last week that she is making a comeback more than five years after she hung up her skis.
Vonn will focus on the speed disciplines super-G and downhill and hopes to be able to compete in the World Cup before Christmas. The American has won 82 World Cup competitions, but is still some way behind the alpine queen Mikaela Shiffrin.
The next highest number of World Cup victories in history is held by Ingemar Stenmark with 86 wins.
"Delighted"
The American took her 98th World Cup victory of her career – the most of all men and women of all time – when she won the slalom premiere in Finnish Levi in superior style on Saturday.
A fantastic way to start the slalom season. I'm delighted, says the 29-year-old in the organizer's victory interview.
Shiffrin was 79 hundredths ahead of Austrian Katharina Liensberger and 83 hundredths ahead of German Lena Dürr in third place.
A solid run in tough conditions, says Shiffrin.
Anna Swenn Larsson was the best Swedish skier in sixth place after the first run – just over a second behind Shiffrin and 43 hundredths from a podium spot. The Swede skied up in the second run, but had to settle for fourth place. She was 45 hundredths from the podium and had 1.28 seconds to Shiffrin.
Disappointment for Hector
Sara Hector was ninth after the first run, but didn't get it together in the afternoon. Hector had the second-worst second run of those who completed it. In the end, it was a 19th place for Hector.
The next best Swedish skier was instead Hanna Aronsson Elfman, who skied up from 24th place to a final 14th place. Three places ahead of Cornelia Öhlund.
