Vonn wins third straight World Cup downhill race to regain overall lead

Vonn wins World Cup downhill in Austria

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — Lindsey Vonn won her third straight World Cup downhill on Friday to regain the lead in the overall standings.

The reigning downhill and overall champion raced down the Krummholz course in 1 minute, 38.84 seconds to beat Anja Paerson of Sweden by 0.35 seconds. Maria Riesch of Germany, who led the overall standings going in, finished 0.39 seconds back in third.

Vonn now leads with 694 points and Riesch has 659. They are well ahead of the rest of the field, with Kathrin Zettel in third place with 569 points.