Canada's Larisa Yurkiw finishes 12th
The Associated Press Posted: Jan 24, 2016 8:08 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 24, 2016 8:08 AM ET
Another day, another record for Lindsey Vonn.
The American won a World Cup super-G Sunday for her 11th career victory in Cortina, breaking the resort record of retired Austrian standout Renate Goetschl.
With another near-perfect run down the Olympia delle Tofane course, Vonn beat Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein by 0.69 seconds, with Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany third, 1.15 back.
Canada's Larisa Yurkiw was 12th in a time of 1:28.79. Fellow Canadians Marie-Pier Prefontaine and Valerie Grenier both failed to finish their runs.
Vonn took the lead in the overall standings from Lara Gut, who finished fifth, and now leads the Swiss rival by 45 points.
By winning a downhill on Saturday, Vonn eclipsed Annemarie Moser-Proell's mark of 36 career wins in skiing's marquee event
And last year in Cortina, Vonn surpassed Moser-Proell's women's record of 62 wins across all events.
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