Marco Odermatt has won gold in the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships as the Swiss skier justified his status as the big pre-race favorite.

Stephanie Venier gave hosts Austria a dream start to the Alpine World Ski Championships by winning the women's super-G gold on home snow in the first individual race on Thursday. Italy's Federica Brignone had to settle for silver on a clear and sunny day in Saalbach,

When Austria last hosted the Alpine skiing world championships in 2013, it had to wait until the final day for the team's first individual gold medal. Marcel

Stephanie Venier delighted an Austrian home crowd on Thursday when she claimed super-g gold at the alpine skiing world championships while American Lindsey Vonn failed to finish. Venier, 31, had an all but flawless run under sunny skies as she skied to her biggest career success one-tenth ahead of Italian overall World Cup leader Federica Brignone.