{"id":2440016,"date":"2019-02-05T08:03:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=297156"},"modified":"2019-02-05T08:03:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:03:16","slug":"mikaela-shiffrin-wins-super-g-lindsey-vonn-crashes-at-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-super-g-lindsey-vonn-crashes-at-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikaela Shiffrin wins super-G, Lindsey Vonn crashes at worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARE, Sweden \u2014 The celebratory smile on Mikaela Shiffrin’s face quickly turned to a look of serious concern for American teammate Lindsey Vonn.<\/p>\n

Seconds after Shiffrin completed her winning run in the super-G at the skiing world championships Tuesday, Vonn was involved in a nasty crash.<\/p>\n

Vonn straddled a gate mid-air and went careening into the safety nets.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Vonn was able to get up and ski down the hill after being tended to by medical personnel.<\/p>\n

“Everybody, cross your fingers or hold your thumbs. That didn’t look like a nice crash,” Shiffrin said when interviewed over the public address system. “She went really hard into the fence. Hopefully she is OK.”<\/p>\n

Vonn, the all-time leader in women’s World Cup wins, announced last week that she will retire after racing the super-G and downhill at the worlds<\/a> as she battles persistent pain in both of her knees.<\/p>\n

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For Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion who is not too far behind Vonn on the all-time wins list, it marked her first major championship medal in a speed event.<\/p>\n

Shiffrin has been unbeatable in super-G all season, winning all three World Cup super-Gs she entered and leading the discipline standings.<\/p>\n

Still, this victory wasn’t without its complications: Shiffrin veered off line on the lower section of the course, flailed her arms mid-air to slow down and narrowly cleared the next gate, clipping it with her side.<\/p>\n

She finished 0.02 seconds ahead of Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia of Italy. Corinne Suter of Switzerland was third, 0.05 behind, on a course that was shortened because of strong winds.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Sports Writer Steve Douglas contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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