Vonn sets record for World Cup points

By USSA

SCHLADMING, Austria -– Lindsey Vonn of Vail set the women’s single-season Audi FIS World Cup points record Saturday with an eighth place finish in the season slalom finale. The finish elevated her to 1,980 points, 10 more than the former record set by Croatian Janica Kostelic in 2006.

Vonn can set the all-time mark for men and women, surpassing Hermann Maier’s single-season record of 2,000 points set in 2000, with a 12th place or better finish in Sunday’s giant slalom – the final race of the season.

Austrian Mikaela Kirchgasser won the race as teammate Marlies Schild claimed the slalom title.

World Cup rookie Mikaela Shiffrin was 15th to close the season ranked 17th in the slalom standings. Vonn was 20th.

Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley was 20th in the race and currently sits fourth in the overall standings.

Vonn has a chance mathematically to capture her first World Cup giant slalom title on Sunday.