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

Lindsey Vonn put in a stunning fast run to take a huge lead in a World Cup downhill on Friday and looked set for her first win in nearly eight years — and the first in her comeback with titanium implants in her right knee after a five-year retirement.

The 41-year-old United States ski great seized the lead 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's lead was later cut to 0.98 — still a massive margin in downhill — when unheralded Magdalena Egger took second place from teammate Puchner.

“It was an amazing day, I couldn’t be happier, pretty emotional," Vonn told Swiss broadcaster RTS. "I felt good thi

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