American Lindsey Vonn completes Haus im Ennstal hat-trick

REUTERS - American Lindsey Vonn blitzed her rivals again to secure a hat-trick of wins this weekend in the Austrian resort of Haus Im Ennstal after taking victory in a World Cup super-G on Sunday.

Winner of both downhills held the two previous days, Vonn's feat matched that of Germany's Katja Seizinger in Lake Louise in 1997.

Sunday's race was all the more important as it was Vonn's first victory in a super-G this season, her sixth in all this winter.

Vonn last year took the discipline's world title away from Anja Paerson and the Swede was second in Haus, 0.53 seconds behind.

The last place on the podium was shared by Italy's Nadia Fanchini and Switzerland's Martina Schild.

Her treble strengthened Vonn's lead in the World Cup overall
standings with 894 points, especially as her closest rival, Maria Riesch, lost precious points.

The German made a bad mistake near the finish as she had clocked the fastest intermediate times and finished 2.65 seconds behind her American friend, finishing outside the top 20.

The women's circuit continues on Tuesday evening with a floodlit slalom in Flachau.