SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Lindsey Vonn of the United States clinched the women's World Cup downhill title Saturday with a third place on the Olympic course in Sochi, Russia.
Vonn won her fifth consecutive downhill title and leads Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch in the overall standings by 231 points with a month remaining in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season.