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Lindsey Vonn cedes World Cup overall standings lead

Lindsey Vonn‘s quest for a fifth World Cup overall title this season became much trickier this weekend.

Vonn ceded her standings lead to Swiss Lara Gut after the American finished 13th in a giant slalom in Courchevel, France, on Sunday.

Gut tied for second in the giant slalom after winning both a super combined Friday (Vonn was second, .01 behind) and a downhill Saturday (Vonn failed to finish) in Val d’Isere, France. Austrian Eva-Maria Brem prevailed in Sunday’s race (results here).

Gut now leads the World Cup overall standings by 58 points over Vonn through 12 of a scheduled 41 races.