Injured Lindsey Vonn hangs on to World Cup downhill title as fog denies Tina Maze a final race

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Tina Maze of Slovenia reacts after her run at the women\'s downhill training for the finals of the Alpine skiing World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland – Lindsey Vonn won her sixth straight World Cup downhill title after thick fog forced the final race to be cancelled Wednesday.

Five weeks after her season was ended by a serious knee injury, Vonn retained her title by beating Tina Maze of Slovenia by one point.

Fog hung on the lower slopes all day and earlier forced the men’s downhill to be cancelled.

Maze has dominated the season but lost a historic chance at sweeping the World Cup titles. Maze needed only finish in the top 14 to win the title.

In a strange twist, Vonn was denied a fourth straight overall title in 2011 by the weather in Lenzerheide.

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