Sports A30 | Saturday, January 17, 2015 | Vail Daily Vonn will wait another day for record before marrying fellow skier Fanchini wins on Thomas Vonn, who she has since home snow divorced. While she was married, Vonn By Andrew Dampf was estranged from her father, AP Sports Writer but they have since repaired their relationship. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Alan Kildow acknowledged that — will have he came over to see the record. to wait at least one more day to “It’s a lot of World Cup races match the record for career World to win. So it’s very special when Cup wins. you think about it over the years The American finished only how many victories. It would be 10th Friday in a World Cup down- a milestone,” Vonn’s father told hill won by Italy’s , The Associated Press. “We’ll see. who charged down a shortened As my old coach Erich Sailer said, course with a flawless run amid ‘Don’t write your victory speeches thick fog, low visibility and falling in the starting gate.’” snow. Fanchini clocked 1 minute, 9.53 “I was surprised at how foggy seconds down the Olympia delle it was,” Vonn said. “I have no course for her second career regrets. I skied the best that I win — nine seasons after her first could and I just wasn’t quite fast victory. She finished 0.15 seconds enough today. But the pressure ahead of Larisa Yurkiw of , will be there until I can break the who had a career-best result. record. I just have to stay focused Fanchini found inspiration by AP PHOTO on the skiing and that’s what’s watching a video of fellow Italian Elena Fanchini, of Italy, celebrates on Friday after winning a women’s World Cup downhill event in Cortina, going to win me races.” , who won five rac- Italy. Fanchini won with a time of 1 minute, 9.53 seconds. Lindsey Vonn, who is set to match the record for Still, Vonn can match Annema- es here between 1996 and 2001. career Wold Cup wins with her next victory, came in 10th in Friday’s race. rie Moser-Proell’s record of 62 “We saw how she negotiated wins in another downhill Satur- all of the secret points,” Fanchini weather is better and we can start Kildow, a former racer himself, after races but we never give up,” day or in a super-G on Sunday. said. from the very top, because it’s said. “We knew she was good Fanchini said. of Ger- such a fun downhill,” said Vonn, starting at about 9, 10 or 11 years An expert glider, Fanchini was WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING many, the 2010 Olympic giant who led the only training session old. But this good, you really can’t the only skier to contend after the Even without the record, it was slalom champion, placed third, Thursday and has seven career foresee.” early starters, with the No. 14 bib. a special day for Vonn, who had 0.31 back. wins in Cortina. “It’s not the same The top American on Friday Yurkiw started No. 3, Rebens- both her mother and father on without the top.” was of Bend, Ore- burg had No. 5 and Ross was No. 1. hand to watch her race for the DIFFICULT CONDITIONS Friday’s race was originally gon, who finished fourth, missing Vonn, No. 16, already trailed first time since the 2002 Salt Vonn and most of the other fa- scheduled for Bad Kleinkircheim the podium by just 0.03 seconds. Fanchini by 0.41 at the first check- Lake City Olympics. vorites struggled due to the condi- last weekend, but was postponed Fanchini’s only previous win was point, and finished 0.88 behind. Vonn’s step mom, step dad and tions, which prompted organizers due to difficult weather condi- a downhill in , , “Just sometimes it happens that younger sister Laura Kildow were to cut off the opening 30 seconds tions in the Austrian resort. back in Dec. 2005. She also won way and the weather changes,” also in attendance, though boy- of the course, and which wors- Vonn’s family moved from Min- a silver in downhill at the 2005 Vonn said. “It’s not always fair.” friend Tiger Woods did not make ened as the race wore on. nesota to Colorado when she was world championships in . Among the other top favorites, the trip. Heavier snowfall was forecast 11 to help her pursue her skiing But Fanchini, like her twin Anna Fenninger finished fifth, Ju- “It’s pretty crazy. Lots of Kil- beginning later Friday, which dreams. sister and fellow racer Nadia, has lia Mancuso was eighth, Elisabeth dows running around,” said Vonn, could affect the schedule. “Well we knew she was good been slowed by six knee surgeries. Goergl 11th and overall World who was named Lindsey Kildow “Hopefully tomorrow the — maybe not this good,” Alan “Sometimes we can’t walk Cup leader 13th. Huskies trade places, win second Devils qualify a bunch Sharing is caring, people. numbers and depth. The Devils For those not familiar with boys were fourth on Thursday, By Chris Freud team scoring in , fin- just two points behind Nederland. [email protected] ishing 1-2-3 produces 60, 59 and Matt Genelin finished eighth and 58 points, which makes 177 the Dean Smith ninth, giving the red, BEAVER CREEK — Battle perfect score. That’s two weeks black and white two in the top 10. Mountain is nothing if not a cour- in a row for the Battle Mountain Eagle Valley had seven racers teous alpine team. boys on that count. This week, within the state cut on the boys’ The Huskies like to share. the Huskies topped Steamboat side with Jakob Schwaiger (15th), The Battle Mountain boys Springs, 177-164. Austin Darrough (17th), Aidan swept the podium again on The Huskies continued to show Sokup (18th), Riley Boomhower Thursday during the second giant their depth with David Stearns (21st) and Carter Coleman (23rd). slalom of the season, but there seventh, Cade Cyphers 14th and For the ladies, Jessica Nulle made were people in different places. Alex Sturde 19th on the boys’ it 2-for-2 in qualifying in 11th. Yes, Sands Simonton made it side — all coming in under the Peter Mitchell did the Vail 2-for-2 with his second win in six state-cut line. Mountain School proud punching days, but the Huskies’ Keenan Battle Mountain’s ladies will his ticket to state. Zopf moved up a spot to second be well-represented in Keystone, Nordic has the week off, but and Victor Guilmineau got his the site of state, next month. In the Huskies, Devils and Gore first podium in third place. addition to their 1-2 punch, the Rangers will be gearing up for The Huskies ladies went 1-2 Huskies had Katherine Harnick Maloit Park in Minturn one again, but Abby Davidson, first (eighth), Gabrielle Trueblood week from today. Meanwhile, place, and Haley Frischholz, sec- (19th) and Julia Dramis (20th). the alpine squads get their first SPECIAL TO THE DAILY ond place, switched places from Meanwhile, Eagle Valley is crack at slalom on Thursday up in Battle Mountain’s Sands Simonton zooms his way to his second win in last week. showing never-seen-before Steamboat. six days during Thursday’s high school giant slalom at Beaver Creek.