Rissling, who piloted the first all-woman team to compete in an official four-man bobsleigh race in 2015, recorded a combined time of 1min 52.49sec across her two runs at Whistler Sliding Centre.

The 32-year-old finished more than a second quicker than Brittany Reinbolt of the United States, who took silver in 1:54.21.

Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Jamaica was third having clocked 1:55.96.

American Nicole Vogt, winner of the inaugural IBSF Women's Monobob World Series, could only manage fourth.

This season's circuit takes on added importance as the discipline is due to make its Winter Olympic Games debut at Beijing 2022.

The IBSF women's bobsleigh combined ranking list will take into account all two-woman and monobob events held until January 16, and help determine the four National Olympic Committees eligible to enter two pilots into the monobob at Beijing 2022, with a further six allocated one quota place.

Six remaining quota places will be allocated based on the IBSF women's monobob ranking list, also covering events up to January 16.

Hosts China will also be eligible to enter one pilot if it fails to qualify through this process.