Valerii Redkozubov and guide Evgeny Geroev, pictured celebrating gold at Sochi 2014, claimed the overall visually impaired crown after victory in Aspen ©Getty Images

Russian world champion Valerii Redkozubov produced a superb giant slalom victory at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup Finals in Aspen in the visually impaired category.

Redkozubov, assisted by longstanding guide Evgeny Geroev, won in 1min 44.11sec in the United States resort, capitalising after Italian points leader Giacomo Bertagnolli hit a gate and was disqualified with guide Fabrizio Casal.

Bertagnolli had been on a winning streak, topping the podium in the last three World Cup races, but the result proved enough for the Russian to claim the overall title.

Canada’s Mac Marcoux was edged into second with brother and guide BJ in 1:44.26.

Spain’s Jon Santacana Maiztegui and guide Miguel Galindo placed third in 1:48.38.

Britain enjoyed a clean-sweep for the second successive day in the corresponding women's competition.

Teenager Menna Fitzpatrick followed on from similar success yesterday with victory in 1min 58.84sec along with guide Jennifer Kehoe. 

Kelly Gallagher and guide Gary Smith were second in 1:59.60, followed by Millie Knight and guide Mike Abromowitz in 2:02.71.

Germany’s Georg Kreiter triumphed in the men’s sitting class in 1:45.15, edging Austria’s Roman Rabl by 0.69 seconds.

Georg Kreiter of Germany claimed victory in the men's sitting class ©Getty Images
Georg Kreiter of Germany claimed victory in the men's sitting class ©Getty Images

Japan’s Taiki Morii claimed the overall World Cup crown, however, after finishing in third in 1:46.22.

More Japanese success came in the women's sitting class as world bronze medallist Momoka Muraoka claimed the trophy in 2:00.40 with a close win over German rival Anna-Lena Forster.

Forster clocked 2:00.58 to agonisingly miss-out on both the race victory and the overall World Cup title as American Laurie Stephens placed third, a further 0.06 behind.

A second Russian victory came in the men's standing class after world champion Aleksei Bugaev claimed a third giant slalom win of the season in 1:43.30 to edge out Australian rival Mitch Gourley, who came second in 1:44.38.

Austria’s Christian Bernhard Schneider claimed the third place on the podium in 1:44.96.

There were no surprises in the women's standing class as France’s dominant world and Paralympic champion Marie Bochet lifted the giant slalom World Cup for the third season in a row.

She produced two flawless runs to win in 1:49.51 ahead of Romania’s Laura Valeanu and Canada’s Alana Ramsay.

They clocked respective times of 2:00.05 and 2:00.34.

Slalom action will conclude tomorrow before competition begins in the speed events on Tuesday (March 1).