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Lindsey Vonn finishes sixth in Winter Olympics super-G with Ester Ledecka shock winner

By Sky Sports News

Saturday 17 February 2018 11:19, UK

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Lindsey Vonn of the United States competes during the Alpine Skiing Ladies Super-G on day eight of the PyeongC
Image: Lindsey Vonn of the United States competing in the super-G in Pyeongchang

Lindsey Vonn's first Olympic race in eight years ended without a medal as Ester Ledecka won a surprise gold in the super-G. in Pyeongchang.

Vonn, first out of the starting gate, was on a fast run until going too wide on a turn near the bottom to finish tied sixth with Federica Brignone of Italy.

"I thought it was either going to be really great or really bad," Vonn said. "And it didn't quite turn out the way I'd hoped. I didn't really have a choice in the matter so I did the best that I could.

"Just made one mistake, and that cost me a medal."

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Lindsey Vonn of USA competes during the Alpine Skiing Women's Super-G at Jeongseon Alpine Centre on February 17
Image: Vonn struggled at the end of her super-G run to finish sixth

At the age 33, Vonn is trying to become the oldest woman to win an Olympic Alpine medal and the American will have another shot to medal in the downhill.

Vonn lost out to Ledecka, who sprang one of the biggest shocks in Winter Games history by winning the event.

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The 22-year-old, favourite in the snowboard parallel slalom in a week's time, beat defending champion Anna Veith of Austria by one-hundredth of a second with Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather taking bronze.

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Ledecka, a two-time world snowboard gold medallist, whose best World Cup alpine performance was seventh in the Lake Louise downhill in December having made her circuit debut in 2016, was left stunned by her win.

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Gold medallist Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic celebrates during the victory ceremony for the Alpine Skiin
Image: Ester Ledecka shocked the field to take the Olympic super-G title

"'Til today, I thought I am a better snowboarder," Ledecka said. "I was probably the only snowboarder on site.

"All the other girls didn't risk a lot. There must be a lot of pressure on them. I was just trying to do my best run.

"I am so surprised about all of it. I'm really trying to win and do a good run every time, but I didn't really realise that this really can happen."

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