SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami. Vonn found her vintage form while flying down the twisting and steep Challenger course at the World Cup finals. Th e American pumped her ski poles after glancing at the scoreboard as the large crowd roared. This was Vonn’s first World Cup podium spot since March 15, 2018, when she finished third in a super-G in Are, Sweden. Vonn came out of retirement this season after a partial knee replacement. Related Articles Skiing | Lindsey Vonn says she “would be proud to race with anyone” in team combined at the Olympics Skiing | Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson win gold in team combined event at Alpine world championships Skiing | Lindsey Vonn says “I didn’t help myself” with social media posts involving Mikaela Shiffrin Skiing | Lindsey Vonn places 15th in downhill at ski worlds. She called it a ‘practice run for the Olympics’ Skiing | Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin among athletes to look out for on the road to 2026 Winter Olympics It was Vonn’s 138th career World Cup podium in her 408th World Cup start. She is within one of tying the most starts by a female racer, a mark held by Renate Goetschl of Austria. Gut-Behrami finished in a time of 1 minute, 12.35 seconds — edging Vonn by 1.29 seconds — to earn the season-long super-G crystal globe by overtaking Italian racer Federica Brignone. Gut-Behrami trailed by five points heading into Sunday’s race. Gut-Behrami found plenty of speed and took some calculated risks to glide through the course. Brignone finished third, 1.33 seconds behind the time of Gut-Behrami. The final season-long super-G standings ended up Gut-Behrami, Brignone and Sofia Goggia of Italy. On Saturday, Brignone officially clinched the downhill discipline after the race was canceled, along with the the overall title. Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams. ...read more read less