Holdener overturns Vonn’s lead to win World Cup combined
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — Wendy Holdener won a World Cup combined race by a big margin on Friday and set herself up as the favourite for the Olympic gold medal next month.
First-run leader Lindsey Vonn led Holdener by 0.71 seconds after the opening super-G, but dropped back to finish fourth in a rare slalom run for the American star.
Holdener, a Swiss slalom specialist, beat Marta Bassino of Italy by 1.55 seconds. Third-place Ana Bucik of Slovenia, who was 30th-fastest in the opening speed run, was 1.56 seconds behind.
Ottawa native Valerie Grenier finished in 15th place. Toronto’s Candace Crawford didn’t finish the first run.