Zauchensee, Austria  - Lindsey Vonn of the United States recaptured the overall alpine ski World Cup lead after a third-place finish in the women's downhill in Zauchensee, Austria on Sunday.

Vonn, who won the super-combined at the venue on Saturday, was eclipsed by Sweden's Anja Paerson and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin who dead-heated for first place.

Paerson, who was third on Saturday, matched Gisin's time of 1 minute 47.52 seconds, with Vonn 0.17 seconds back.

It was a 40th World Cup win for Paerson, 28, and the first for 23-year-old Gisin.

Vonn overtook Maria Riesch in the overall standings after the German finished seventh, 0.78 seconds behind the joint winners

"It wasn't easy today. It was windy and visibility was not good. I was pleased to get to the finish and be in the points," Vonn said.

She now has 776 points, with Riesch on 765 and Paerson moving up to third on 702. dpa