Vonn wins season-opening Super-G

World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn clinched the season-opening Super-G Sunday, storming down the mountain to finish ahead of German rival Maria Riesch and fellow American Julia Mancuso.

World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn, pictured on December 4, clinched the season-opening Super-G Sunday, storming down the mountain to finish ahead of German rival Maria Riesch and fellow American Julia Mancuso.

Vonn claimed her 11th career Super-G title and extended her win streak at Lake Louise to seven consecutive years by finishing in a time of one minute, 20.72 seconds. Riesch was second in 1:21.55 while Mancuso was third in 1:21.61.

Since her maiden World Cup victory here in 2004, the 26-year-old Vonn has captured at least one downhill in the Canadian Rockies, fashioning a dominating five-straight win streak. Sunday was her first Super-G win in Lake Louise.

This year Riesch captured back-to-back downhills on Friday and Saturday with Vonn coming in second both times as the two continue to play musical chairs with the top podium spot.

Riesch, the overall leader in World Cup points this season, also won a downhill here in 2006. She is off to a superb start to the new season after a string of injuries stalled her results in 2005 and 2006.

Olympic downhill silver medallist Mancuso missed the podium Saturday finishing sixth in the downhill. She also posted the fastest time in the second training run.