WHISTLER, British Columbia, Feb. 22, 2008 - - Lindsey Vonn clinched the World Cup downhill title Friday, becoming the first American woman to claim the crown since Picabo Street in 1996.
Nadia Styger of Switzerland won the race in 1 minute, 45.30 seconds. Vonn made a mistake near the bottom of the course and finished 0.01 behind Styger.
American Julia Mancuso finished third in 1:45.49 on the same course that will be used for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Britt Janyk of Canada was fourth in front of a hometown crowd.
Vonn, a four-time World Cup downhill winner with two runner-up finishes this season, has 655 points. Her nearest rival, Renate Goetschl of Austria, has 368 points after a fifth-place finish Friday.
Janyk, who has a win and a third-place finish this season, is third in the downhill standings with 350 points.
The women will compete in a super-combined Sunday - a super-giant slalom and slalom - and won’t race again in Whistler until the Olympics
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