ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back.

Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill on Friday.

The 41-year-old United States ski great was fastest by an astonishing 1.16 seconds ahead of Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Even wilder was that Vonn trailed by 0.61 after the first two time checks.

Vonn then was faster than anyone through the next speed checks, touching 119 kph (74 mph), and posted the fastest time splits for the bottom half of the sunbathed Corviglia course.

She skied through the finish area and bumped against the inflated safety barrier, lay down in the snow and raised her arms on seeing her time.

Vonn got up, punched the air with her right fist and shrieked with joy before putting her hands to her

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