Vonn wins third successive overall World Cup

Posted Friday March 12, 2010 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vonn of US holds up trophy after winning the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill in Garmisch-Pa

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. holds up the trophy after winning the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the women's overall Alpine ski World Cup title for the third year running on Friday.

Vonn won the super-G at the World Cup finals to make sure of the title with one race left in the season.

(Reporting by Brian Homewood, Editing by Clare Fallon)