March 13, 2008 - American Lindsey Vonn is practically assured of claiming the prestigious World Cup overall crown after finishing second in the final women’s super-G of the season Thursday.
Vonn’s best friend and closest rival, Maria Riesch of Germany, secured the super-G crown after finishing sixth in the race, won by Swiss upstart Fabienne Suter.
Earlier in the day Vonn’s compatriot Bode Miller also did enough when finishing 12th in the final men’s super-G, where his main rival Didier Cuche failed to take any points to lose the title by a point, to all but secure the men’s overall crown.
A double overall victory for the US would be the first in 25 years. Phil Mahre and McKinney both won the men’s and women’s overall crowns in 1983.
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