Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. (C), winner of the alpine ski women's World Cup downhill race, smiles as she is flanked by second placed Maria Riesch (R) of Germany and third placed Renate Goetschl of Austria, after their race in Are March 11, 2009. Vonn capped an impressive season by retaining the overall World Cup title with victory in the final downhill on Wednesday. [Xinhua/Reuters]