Suzuki, who will try and successfully defend his men’s sitting world title in Tarvisio, Italy next year, won in a combined time of 1 min 30.56sec in the Swiss resort.

United States' Tyler Walker placed second in 1:31.96 while bronze was taken by Germany's Georg Kreiter in 1:32.09.

Anna-Lena Forster emerged triumphant in an all-German battle in the corresponding women's event after getting the better of team-mate Anna Schaffelhuber.

Forster's quicker first run proved key for a time of 1:37.57.

Schaffelhuber had to be content with second in 1:39.02 while US hope Laurie Stephens placed a distant third in 1:56.74.

The Netherlands’ Anna Jochemsen also took a first win of the season to claim women's standing gold in 1:47.90.

Germany's Andrea Rothfuss crossed second in 1:48,94 while Erin Latimer of Canada was third in 1:51.02.

French newcomer Arthur Bauchet continued his excellent run of form in the men’s standing.

The 16-year-old won in 1:27.67 ahead of Austria's Thomas Grochar, in 1:28.48, and Australia's Mitchell Gourley, in 1:29.61.

Slovakia’s Miroslav Haraus won the men's visually impaired event in 1:29.07.

Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli finished second just 0.15 seconds behind.

Spain’s giant slalom winner Jon Santacana Maiztegui completed the podium by placing third in a time of 1:30.25.

In the women’s visually impaired, 2015 World Championships silver medallist Melissa Perrine took her first win of the season in 1:41.90.

The Australian finished 0.46 clear of Great Britain's Millie Knight.

Henrieta Farkasova of Slovakia placed third in 1:43.46.