A shortened Cortina downhill became more of a sprint course Friday, with Laurenne Ross (Bend, Ore.) leading the USA. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, Calif.) was eighth and Lindsey Vonn (Vail, Colo.) tenth, having to wait again for record win number 62 in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup.

Switzerland’s Jungfrau region in the Bernese Oberland (think Grindlewald, Wengen, Murren) is home to three mountains - Jungfrau, Eiger, and Mönch - lots of skiing and riding, and some good deals.

Lindsey Vonn from Vail, Colo. is back on the top step of the podium winning her 58th career Audi FIS World Cup downhill in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. American Leanne Smith was third.