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

With the Olympic Winter Games a little over a month away (I can’t believe 2009 is gone!), Under Armour has just released a second Lindsey Vonn behind the scenes video, this time shadowing her as she goes through her fitness routine at the gym.

Lindsey Vonn confirmed she will be the speed events’ favourite at the Winter Olympics with morale-boosting results at the weekend although she conceded there is still room for improvement before the Vancouver extravaganza.

Carlo Janka and Lindsey Vonn recorded their second World Cup wins in North America in as many days. Swiss Janka’s outstanding season continued with victory in the men’s downhill at Beaver Creek following his triumph in Friday’s Super Combined.

American Lindsey Vonn continued to reign supreme in the Canadian Rockies by rocketing to her sixth World Cup downhill win in as many years at Lake Louise. Charging through a steady snowfall that forced officials to lower the start, Vonn clocked one minute 26.13 seconds and crossed the line more than half a second clear of her nearest challenger, Emily Brydon of Canada. German Maria Riesch was third.

Lindsey Vonn, who has won five straight times at Lake Louise, begins defence of her title as the World Cup shifts to the Canadian Rockies for the first women’s downhill of the season.

The spotlight is firmly on the reigning World Cup overall champion Vonn but the American will face a stiff challenge from a handful of skiers hoping to knock her off her perch and steal one of the three Alpine speed races this weekend.