Austria’s Petra Kronberger won her first World...

Austria’s Petra Kronberger won her first World Cup downhill race, finishing just ahead of Michaela Gerg of West Germany at Panorama, Canada.

Kronberger, 20, had a time of 1 minute 36.75 seconds. Gerg finished in 1:37.55, and Canada’s Karen Percy was third in 1:37.96.

Gerg’s second-place finish increased her lead in the World Cup downhill standings. She has 60 points, placing her ahead of Switzerland’s Michela Figini, who finished sixth in 1:38.16 and Maria Walliser, who skied with the flu and was 18th.