“Dad,” Lauren Macuga said, “I won.” She was speaking minutes after her first Alpine skiing World Cup victory, a super-G in St. Anton, Austria. A year earlier, the best finish of Lauren’s budding career had been 17th. She steadily improved since, strengthened in particular by gym work over the summer.

On a stellar day for the United States ski team, Lauren Macuga got her first World Cup win in a super-G and Lindsey Vonn impressed again in fourth place at St.

No one was faster down the steep middle section of the course than Vonn, 40, making the third appearance of her surprising comeback.

Breakout star Lauren Macuga and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn made it a classic Sunday for the United States ski team. Macuga's first World Cup race win -- in a super-G where the 40-year-old Vonn impressed again in fourth -- was no surprise to ski watchers who saw the 22-year-old American's fast-improving results.

Lauren Macuga reacts after winning the women's World Cup super-G race in St. Anton, Austria on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

Lindsey Vonn continues impressive World Cup comeback as Lauren Macuga triumphs in St Anton - The 40-year-old Vonn finished fourth in the Super G to continue a remarkable return to World Cup racing

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lauren Macuga won her first ever World Cup in the St. Anton super-G, marking her first podium and the first time any U.S. woman has won a super-G in St. Anton. Oh, Lindsey Vonn finished fourth as her comeback from years of retirement threatens to become legendary at age 40.

After a strong start to her sixth season on the U. S. Ski Team, Park City native Lauren Macuga finally put down the run of her dreams and won Sunday’s Super G World Cup in St. Anton, Austria – her first World Cup win ever.