Lindsey Vonn takes WCup super-G race, 1st win of season

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — With her father proudly watching from the bottom of the slope, Lindsey Vonn sped to an emotional win in a World Cup super-G race on Saturday.

It was her first win of a difficult season so far, one marred by a crash and a recent back injury, and it brought both of them to tears.

Alan Kildow, wearing a white ski hat with the name of the French resort written on it, was tearful as his daughter won 12 years after clinching a downhill win here — the third win of the record 78 she cherishes.

The 33-year-old American ski star has seven wins and 10 podiums at Val d'Isere, but her father missed the others.

"He's never been to Val d'Isere," Vonn said. "It was really cute when he was crying at the finish.