Lindsey Vonn won a women’s World Cup downhill race on Saturday for her 36th career victory in the discipline, matching Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record.
Moser-Proell, who set the record in January 1980, watched the race from the stands in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, and was among the first to congratulate Vonn.
“She is so kind,” said Vonn, who broke Moser-Proell’s overall record of 62 victories a year ago in Italy. “I am so glad she’s here today.”
“It means a lot to me,” Vonn added. “She is a true legend of our sport.”
Vonn, who now has 72 World Cup wins across all Alpine disciplines, already held the record for most super-G victories (25).