( CNN ) -- Lindsey Vonn has a lot of ground to make up if she is to win her fifth World Cup crown , but the American skier is giving it her all . Having failed to finish Friday 's Super Combined race at Saint Moritz in Switzerland , the 28-year-old bounced back to win the Super G event on Saturday to stay in overall title contention . Vonn is 167 points behind leader Tina Maze of Slovenia , who followed up her Friday with with second place ahead of another U.S. skier , Julia Mancuso , on a course shortened due to poor visibility . It was Vonn 's 57th World Cup race victory , the second best tally in women 's alpine racing , and her 20th in a discipline that she has dominated for the past four years . She is now third overall , four points behind Germany 's Maria Hofl-Riesch , as she battles back after her early season was hit by a serious stomach ailment that put her in hospital . Last year Vonn won her fourth World Cup title ahead of Maze and Hofl-Riesch . `` I was really disappointed yesterday after the super-combined and I knew there were some who could go really fast in super-G like Tina and Julia , '' Vonn , who won all three races at Lake Louise in Canada last weekend , told reporters . `` I am just happy to get another win . I lost three races when I was ill in mid-November and I have had to battle my way back . Records are very important for me and I want to win as many races as possible . '' The women will compete in the giant slalom on Sunday . Meanwhile , France 's Alexis Pinturault claimed only the second World Cup win over his career when he triumphed in the men 's slalom at Val d'Isere on Saturday . The 21-year-old , who is recovering from an ankle injury , headed off Germany 's Felix Neureuther and Austria 's World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher . Overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal did not compete , but the Norwegian will return to action for Sunday 's giant slalom .
American skier Lindsey Vonn wins her 57th World Cup race on Saturday . The defending champion is now two points behind overall winner Tina Maze . The Slovenian was second in Super G after winning Friday 's Super G . Vonn is making up for lost time after an injury earlier this season .