Vonn matches record

Lindsey Vonn never thought she would make it this far. Perhaps that’s why, after matching the World Cup’s all-time record for wins Sunday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, she rated it “right below” her Olympic gold medal on her lengthy list of career achievements. “It’s hard to really compare the two,” Vonn said. “It’s one race over the span of my career. (Olympic gold) means a lot to me because it was a childhood dream. I never thought that I would make it this far as far as World Cup wins. This is kind of uncharted territory for me.” Vonn skied through thick fog and soft snow to win a demanding downhill and tie Annemarie Moser-Proell’s 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup victories, capping a comeback from two knee surgeries that kept her out of last year’s Sochi Olympics. – AP