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It was a weekend of titles and milestones for the Red Bull athletes this weekend, as there was success on the piste, on the track and off road. Check out the highlights in pictures.

And it was special weekend for skiing's golden girl, Lindsey Vonn, who earned her 50th World Cup victory when she took first place in the FIS World Cup Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

"It's crazy. I am at a loss for words. I already cried with one of the TV crews and that is enough crying for the day," a tearful Vonn said. "Fifty World Cup wins is a huge mark for me in my career and more than I even thought possible. I just wanted the 50th win."

Lindsey's landmark win puts her right up there amongst the very best of all time, with only Annemarie Moser-Proell (62 wins) and Vreni Schneider (55) ahead of Vonn in terms of Women's World Cup wins. Only three men have 50 or more: Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden (86), Hermann Maier of Austria (54) and Alberto Tomba of Italy (50).  

   

There was success on the men's side as well, with Erik Guay claiming a podium spot in Chamonix on a great day for Canadian skiing.

Three of the top five spots at the French course were taken by Canadians, which delighted Guay, who is now sixth in the overall standings.

"It's pretty incredible," Guay said of his day. "When I came through the finish, seeing that green light, it felt like I was in a pretty good spot.

"If I had to get bumped back (he started 20th, four ahead of Hudec) I'm glad it was a guy like Jan. After watching him on the flats, it was pretty impressive. And then, to have Ben come down No. 50 and be able to put down such a solid run, I think it speaks volumes about where the team is right now and where we're heading."  

   

Five things you should know about Erik Guay.

There was another Red Bull athlete with a milestone to celebrate this weekend, as Gregor Schlierenzauer won his 40th World Cup competition on the Trampolino dal Ben in Predazzo and moved closer to the record of Finland's Matti Nykaenen, who won 46 times.

Gregor was already the best athlete on Friday and proved that again on Saturday, as he captured victory in a dominating manner. The 22-year-old recorded the longest jump in both rounds and scored a total of 249.8 points.

"Not going to Japan was the right decision," Schlierenzauer said. "I really enjoyed this break after the exhausting 4-Hills-Tournament and the ski flying. I had to recharge the batteries. The competition was sensational, I had two very good jumps."

Thomas Morgenstern was only 14th after the first round, but put in a great jump in the final round to move up to third overall. It was his 70th podium result.

"It was not the first time that my second jump was better than the first one," Morgenstern said. "I can be pretty satisfied with my jumps, even if they are not on the highest level like last season. Now i'm looking forward to the next competitions and I will continue fighting, especially for the right feeling in the inrun."  

   
KTM factory rider Taddy Blazusiak continued his golden run on Sunday night to win the third and last SuperEnduro event of the FIM World Championship season 2011-2012 in Barcelona, Spain, to again clean sweep both the event and the series.

In another staggering performance of excellence Taddy won on the night and outright in the series to add another impressive piece of silverware to his collection. Already the reigning champion, Taddy also won the first ever X-Games Gold medal in 2011, every race in the US EnduroCross competition and his fifth Erzberg Red Bull Hare Scramble, the event that originally vaulted him into the limelight and won him a KTM factory ride.  

   

He was just amazing,” said KTM’s team boss Alex Doringer. “Everything he did was perfect. He had great starts and rode faultless races all night long. For sure he’s in a class of his own.”

The championship’s rookie sensation Britain’s Jonny Walker (below) of KTM capped off a fantastic end to his year by clinching second overall in the series – beating Sweden’s Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) into third overall. 

   

Seppe Smits took home the TTR Big Air Tour Trophy 2012 after coming in second to Peetu Piiroined at the Billabong Air & Style at Bergisel Stadium in Innsbruck. “Winning the Big Air Tour Trophy was unexpected, I was very happily surprised,” said Seppe after the event. Swede Niklas Mattsson took the final podium spot after just eking out former Air & Style winner Sebastien Toutant. The competition had a major effect on the TTR Overall Tour Ranking, with Seb Toutant now leading the pack and Stale Sandbech, Roope Tonteri, Seppe Smits and Eric Willett all moving up to round up the top five.  

   

Kyle Croxall extended his lead at the top of the overall standings of the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship by gaining his second successive win in Valkenburg.

The 575-metre-long track was the longest and fastest in the history of the sport, with riders accelerating to over 70kph. The start ramp was a frightening seven-metre drop on a 50-degree angle.  

   

“I guess I just wanted to win this more than anyone else,” said Kyle Croxall, who had struggled on Friday with only the 17th fastest time after injuring his shoulder in a heavy crash. “Everyone’s improving so much and it’s getting harder all the time.”  

   

Read more from Valkenburg here and check out the video highlights here.

There were strong performances from both James Stewart and Ryan Dungey in the AMA Supercross Championship in Anaheim, California, with Stewart in second and Dungey in fourth place behind winner and overall series leader Ryan Villopoto.

“I am not pleased to finish off the podium for a second weekend in a row," Dungey said. "I had a better start in the main event this weekend but I struggled to make my passes and allowed those guys to move ahead. I will continue to work on my starts for next weekend and make sure I get my KTM back on the podium to remain in the points chase for the championship."  

   

And Stewart's second place came at a price after he mistimed a rhythm section when leading the first heat and went down.

"To get second tonight was actually pretty good considering how the heat race went and how beat up I feel right now,” Stewart said. “It [the crash] knocked the wind out of me, and my ribs and my wrist, so I’ll be sore tomorrow, and probably Monday, but we’ll be back. It’s nothing we can’t handle, but I was just trying to get through the race from there."

In the AMA West Supercross Lites at the same venue, Marvin Musquin kept up his championship challenge by claiming third position behind overall leader Eli Tomac.

I could feel that [Dean] Wilson was close but I just continued to ride my own lines and I was able to hold him off and secure the podium spot,” he said after the race. “I really focused on my starting technique this week during my training.”  

   
Jean Claude Moussé took the honours at L'Enduropale du Touquet, coming out on top against 1080 competitors to claim his third Enduropale crown, after wins in 1999 and 2004. Read all about the race here.  

Three times winner Jean-Claude Mousse on top © Flavien Duhamel / Red Bull Content Pool

   

Thierry Henry made a great day at the Emirates Stadium even better when he scored against Blackburn on Saturday. The New York Red Bulls striker, who is on a two-month loan to Arsenal , added a late goal to the spectacular 7-1 tally after Robin van Persie's hat-trick, two goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and a strike from Mikel Arteta. Henry’s goal came about in the final minute after the Frenchman's shot deflected off Scott Dann into the net for his first league goal since returning to the club in January.  

   

Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen overcame a variety of extreme conditions – snow, ice and temperatures of around -30° – combined with the handicap of being first out on the road to win the 2012 Rally Finnskog.

The Finnish crew finished some 30.5s ahead of their nearest rival. The perfect “warm-up” for the DS3 WRC ahead of the second round of the World Rally.

“We are very happy to have won, and especially to have beaten the other WRCs competing here,” said Mikko. “This has confirmed that we found the right set-up in testing. The conditions were similar to those we will have at Rally Sweden, so we’re confident. We have a very positive feeling. The DS3 WRC is genuinely quick in the most extreme conditions.”   

   

In athletics, Lolo Jones started her European campaign with a win over rival Yvette Lewis at the Gugl Meeting in Linz, Austria.Jones won the 60m hurdles in a time of 7.96 seconds, beating Lewis to the tape by 0.04s and she was pleased with the performance.

"I knew I had to run well after what Yvette did in the heats,” Jones said. “I was starting to get a little off balance in the early part of the race, but I got back on track and was able to finish well."

“The first two hurdles are not where I want to be. But I have a lot of races planned in Europe over the next weeks, and things should get smoothed out."  

   

Travis Rice emerged victorious from the the inaugural running of Red Bull Supernatural in British Columbia, Canada. The best snowboarders in the world were on show at Baldface Lodge with Rice, who was the creative force behind the concept, coming out ahead.

“We’re walking away with a different state of mind," Rice said. "This was an experiment and it’s the beginning of a new, possible future for snowboarding.

"These guys ride like this all the time. It’s just a really tough thing to capture, even in a video part. No breaks, riding first tracks and on all-natural terrain. Here we are able to showcase the talent in snowboarding today.” 

      

 

Want more?

• More action shots from Red Bull Supernatural
• Video highlights from L'Enduropale du Touquet

 

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Date

Feb 6, 2012

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Erik Guay, Lindsey Vonn, Marvin Musquin, James Stewart

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