In the women's super-G standing, Germany's Andrea Rothfuss took victory in the first race of the day, with favourite Marie Bochet of France only coming fourth, as Italy's Melania Corradini and Austrian Danja Haslacher took second and third.

Bochet then took gold in the day's second race, finishing ahead of Rothfuss and Haslacher, but the German just pipped her to the overall World Cup title.

In the super-G sitting, Laurie Stephens of the United States missed out to teammate Alana Nichols (pictured) as she took both gold medals in the two races held on Wednesday.

Stephens took silver in both races, with Germany's Anna Schaffelhuber winning bronze in each as well.

The overall World Cup trophy went to Stephens, who held onto her lead over Nichols despite failing to pick up gold on the day.

Slovakia's Henrieta Farkašová won double gold in the super-G visually impaired, with Alexandra Frantseva of Russia second and American Danelle Umstead third.

Frantseva did though claim the overall World Cup title with her double silver.

It was an exceptionally tight finish in the men's super-G sitting, as the top three skiers finished within less than half a second of each other; Canada's Josh Dueck picked up gold in the first race, ahead of Japan's Taiki Morii and France's Cyril More.

In the second run, an equally close finish saw Morii take gold ahead of German Georg Kreiter and compatriot Takeshi Suzuki to clinch the world title.


Austria's Markus Salcher (pictured) won gold in both runs of the super-G standing, with Vincent Manuel-Gauthier of France and Swiss Thomas Pfyl grabbing silver and bronze each in both races.

Manuel-Gauthier took the overall trophy, edging out the Austrian.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui claimed the overall world title after winning the first race ahead of American Mark Bathum, despite the Spaniard failing to finish second time around.

Miroslav Haraus of Slovakia took gold in the super-G visually impaired, coming ahead of Russia's Valery Redkozubov and Austria's Christoph Prettner.

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