Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria — Elisabeth Goergl of Austria ended Lindsey Vonn's four-race unbeaten streak in speed events by winning a World Cup downhill on Saturday.Goergl, who also beat Vonn to take the world downhill title last year, went down the 2.85-km Kaernten-Franz Klammer course in 1 minute, 48.40 seconds. Julia Mancuso of the United States was second, 0.16 back, and Fabienne Suter of Switzerland was third.Vonn, who was bothered by a stomach ailment this week, finished fourth and maintained the lead in the downhill and overall World Cup standings. She almost skied out at the second gate and finished 0.55 behind Goergl. Vonn had won both previous downhills and both super-G races this season.It was only the third time in all 20 World Cup downhills since March 2009 that Vonn finished outside the top three."It was a rough start. I didn't have the balance," said Vonn, who spent most of the day before the race in bed. "I have been sick since Zagreb (last Tuesday) and I have not been able to eat anything, so I don't have energy and I don't have strength."
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