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Paerson, Gisin tie in downhill, Vonn third

Anja Paerson of Sweden, shown on a race course at Whistler, British Columbia Feb. 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann)
Anja Paerson of Sweden, shown on a race course at Whistler, British Columbia Feb. 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann) | License Photo

ZAUCHENSEE, Austria, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Sweden's Anja Paerson and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin tied for a downhill title in Zauchensee, Austria, Sunday, with U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn finishing third.

Vonn, a Minnesota native now based in Vail, Colo., won a super-combined event Saturday. She gained enough points during the weekend to take the overall lead in the world cup standings.

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"It was a good day today," the American racer said after the downhill. "The conditions were pretty fast and there were changing conditions."

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