![Lindsey Vonn screams with joy after clocking a time of one minute and 37.01 seconds in the women's World Cup downhill event at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151649-vonn-scream-cortina.jpg?q=w_3945,h_2626,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Lindsey Vonn screams with joy after clocking a time of one minute and 37.01 seconds in the women's World Cup downhill event at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
![The impressive run would be good enough for the American skier to win the event.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151215-vonn-cortina-jump.jpg?q=w_3840,h_2560,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The impressive run would be good enough for the American skier to win the event.
![Vonn raises her arms after crossing the finish line at Cortina d'Ampezzo.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151338-vonn-snow-cortina.jpg?q=w_4107,h_2734,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Vonn raises her arms after crossing the finish line at Cortina d'Ampezzo.
![The victory was Vonn's 37th in World Cup downhill races, more than any other skier.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151534-vonn-skis-cortina.jpg?q=w_4317,h_2873,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The victory was Vonn's 37th in World Cup downhill races, more than any other skier.
![Vonn (center) stands on the podium with Larisa Yurkiw of Canada (L) and Laura Gut of Switzerland (R) who finished second and third respectively.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151054-lindsey-vonn-podium-cortina.jpg?q=w_4333,h_2884,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Vonn (center) stands on the podium with Larisa Yurkiw of Canada (L) and Laura Gut of Switzerland (R) who finished second and third respectively.
![A delighted Vonn celebrates by spraying champagne over her bystanders.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160123151734-lindsey-vonn-cortina-champagne.jpg?q=w_4928,h_3280,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
A delighted Vonn celebrates by spraying champagne over her bystanders.
![Vonn is flanked by Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein and Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany on the podium after her super-G victory at Cortina.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/160124082117-vonn-cortina-double.jpg?q=w_2334,h_1554,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Vonn is flanked by Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein and Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany on the podium after her super-G victory at Cortina.