Vonn lights up gold prospect in fastest training at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- With the right shin bruise shadow being brushed off, U.S. Alpine skiing ace Lindsey Vonn recorded the fastest time Monday in a postponed downhill training run.

The women will ski the bottom section later Monday, following the conclusion of the men's downhill race -- the first Alpine competition at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

Vonn finished in 1 minute 30.75 seconds, which was 0.39 seconds faster than U.S. teammate Julia Mancuso.

Vonn injured her shin during pre-Olympic practice in Austria on Feb. 2. She stayed off skis for more than a week, but tested the injury, with positive results, in an unofficial slalom training run Sunday.

Before Monday, the women's downhill training run was rescheduled three times by weather.