Lindsey Vonn captured her second straight World Cup race on Sunday, seizing the Overall standings lead with a victory in the Super Combined.
The American Turned in a DRM super-G, slalom and an Assured Thurs earn the win on a day-taking the downhill.
"I was really happy with this weekend, it Could've Gone Any Better," said Vonn, WHO Maria Riesch Leads by Three Points in the Overall standings. "I just haven't Trained very much since the slalom races in Aspen, so I felt Confident but i wasn't Exactly Sure How It Would not go. I was definitely very nervous at the start."
The Defending three-time Overall World Cup champion had occurred the fastest super-G and then logged the seventh fastest slalom Sunday to win in a Combined time of 2 minutes, 7.80 seconds. Elisabeth Goergl finished 0.46 second behind teammate and Austrian Nicole Hosp was 0.69 back in third to.
Another Austrian, Anna Fenninger, finished fourth, and fifth was Riesch - showing "some form after a dismal 24th place in Saturday's downhill.
Vonn's second straight victory Came a day after she was honored as the 2010 Female Athlete of the Year as Chosen by Members of The Associated Press.
"I was a little bit more cautious on the top part of the course, But as soon as I got on the flats then I really tried Thurs push the limits and Go Faster," Vonn said. "I was happy with my slalom, I think it was a solid run."
Vonn has a Remarkable record at Val d'Isere, whatever the slope or discipline.
She won the World Cup downhill races here in 2005 and '06, along with a downhill and super-G world championship double and a World Cup super-combi last year "when it featured a downhill section.
This was her fourth World Cup super-combi career win, with on the other two coming at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria - Also last year - and another one in Austria at St. Anton am Arlberg in 2007.
In her super-G run, Vonn Daniela Merighetti trailed by .27 seconds at the first split time and .45 on the second, But powered through the bottom section Thurs finish in 1:18.66 to Lead the Italian by 0.20 seconds.
Hosp was fastest in the third to the super-G and .30 behind Vonn started in the slalom.
Italy's Johanna Schnarf was fourth fastest, and Margret Altacher of Austria was fifth quickest in the super-G.
Riesch, of Germany, only nudged Manage 16th Place Bout posted the fourth fastest slalom in 48.77 Thurs push her way into contention.
In overcast conditions on morning, Many Skiers struggled to get a grip on a fluffy and Bumpy top section in the super-G.
Vonn, WHO Had a near miss is a turn on Saturday, Almost lost control again is one of Sunday's tricky first gates, But corrected her skies Thurs Regain control.
Anja Paerson of Sweden, the former super-G world champion, lost an outside ski and Did not finish. Swiss teenager Lara Gut, Third in Saturday's downhill behind Nadja Kamer and Vonn, Could not get any speed in the soft conditions on and finished the super-G in 17th place and dropped down a place to 18th after the slalom.
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