Lindsey Vonn claimed her first downhill victory of the season Saturday to close the gap on overall World Cup leader Maria Riesch, who finished 24th. The three-time defending World Cup and reigning Olympic downhill champion had finished second behind her German rival in both downhills at Lake Louise two weeks ago. But Vonn turned the tables at Val d'Isere, one of her favorite stops. Despite a wobble near the top section of the 1.7-mile Oreiller-Killy course, Vonn finished in a time of 1 minute, 51.42 seconds. "I love Val d'Isere, I've always had a good feeling here. It's great to have another victory," said Vonn, who won a downhill-Super-G world championship double and World Cup super-combined race last year. She also won World Cup downhill races here in 2005 and 2006. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=5932586
