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Skiing – Lindsey Vonn closing in on another overall title

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Lindsey Vonn gets her chance Wednesday to become the first American woman to capture two World Cup overall titles.

She enters the downhill in this week’s season finals leading Maria Riesch by 369 points with four races left and 400 points at stake. She needs to finish sixth or better—or ahead of the German—to capture her second straight overall crown.

Tamara McKinney was the only previous U.S. woman to take the overall, in 1983. Vonn has surpassed McKinney’s World Cup victory total and now holds the women’s U.S. record with 20….  Details


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