Schild, Fischbacher fastest in World Cup downhill training; Vonn finishes 4th

Schild, Fischbacher fastest in downhill training

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — Martina Schild of Switzerland and Andrea Fischbacher of Austria posted the fastest time Wednesday in a World Cup downhill training session.

Defending World Cup downhill and overall champion Lindsey Vonn, who won both previous downhill races this season, had the fourth-fastest time at 0.58 off the leaders.

Schild and Fischbacher sped down the Krummholz course in 1 minute, 40.72 seconds, while Fischbacher’s teammate Elisabeth Goergl was 0.23 back in third.

Maria Riesch, who leads the overall standings ahead of Vonn, was in fifth place.

Another downhill training session is scheduled for Thursday. The meet consists of two downhill races and a super-G beginning Friday.