American wins bronze,the third medal of her Olympic careerItaly’s Sofia Goggia takes gold with commanding runNorway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel wins surprise silver medal
Lindsey Vonn, one of the great alpine skiers of all time, or was unable to repeat her downhill victory in the 2010 Olympics in a title defense eight years in the waiting on a sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon in Pyeongchang.
The American had been among the favorites to win gold in her strongest event but a mistake-free hasten was not enough to hold off Italy’s Sofia Goggia,who captured Olympic gold and shed her label as one of the world’s best skiers to believe never won a major title on the biggest stage possible.
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Source: guardian.co.uk