Veteran Brignone claims St Anton downhill, Vonn in sixth [Video]

Italian veteran Federica Brignone continued her superb season with success in the women’s World Cup downhill at St Anton on Saturday, with comeback queen Lindsey Vonn a fine sixth.

With 40-year-old Vonn, continuing her return after a near six-year retirement, and evergreen Brignone stealing the show there was a real retro feel in the air at the famed Austrian ski resort.

Brignone, the oldest winner of a women’s World Cup ski race at 34, flew down the demanding Karl Schranz course to land her third race of the season – and her first ever downhill – in a time of 1min 16.08sec.

She was joined on the podium by Swiss Malorie Blanc, 0.07sec adrift, with Czech Ester Ledecka at 0.18sec.

Vonn, 0.58sec behind after starting 32nd of the 51 starters, raised her arms as if she had won after her exhilarating effort on her first downhill since her comeback to …