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Mikaela Shiffrin wins first downhill; Lindsey Vonn 12th (video)

Mikaela Shiffrin won her first World Cup downhill in her fourth career start in the discipline, while Lindsey Vonn was 12th in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Saturday.

Shiffrin, the youngest Olympic slalom champion racing her least comfortable discipline, clocked 1:27.55 and won by .13 over German Viktoria Rebensburg.

Vonn, who owns a record 18 wins at Lake Louise, was .93 behind, one day after crashing en route to a possible 78th World Cup win. She shrugged after crossing the finish line.

Full results are here.

The race start was pushed back 75 minutes after a fire caused a power outage, stranding skiers on the chair lift (including Shiffrin and Vonn).