Nadine Fest took the title in a time of 1 min 15.10 sec on her debut at this competition, to finish just over a second quicker than her closest rival Franziska Gritsch.

Gritsch was forced to settle for the silver medal with a time of 1:16.29 while Dajana Dengscherz rounded off the podium with her time of 1:16.40.

Another Austrian skier, Nina Ortlieb, narrowly missed out on the podium as she took fourth to cement her country's dominance in a time of 1:16.51.

”It was pretty cool, overall I think it was a good and powerful performance," said Fest.

"I’m really happy right now and I couldn’t believe I was in front by one second, it was unbelievable."

The men's super-G race was much more fiercely contested with less than one second separating the winner and 20th place, with only two-hundredths between the top three.

The race unfortunately saw some casualties with 29 athletes not making it to the finish line. 

Frenchman Nils Alphand was the victor, taking first place in a time of 1:17.91.

Raphael Haaser of Austria took second in 1:17.92, while Switzerland's Semyel Bissig completed the medal positions in a time of 1:17.93.

”It was icy and a bit bumpy too, but I did a pretty good run and it was cool,” Alphand said.

”There were a lot of turns and you have to really be strong and push for it.

"I did it and it paid off, it was a bit technical but a good super-G”.

Next on the competition's schedule is the women's Alpine combined event which is due to take place tomorrow.