Marco Odermatt opened a World Championships where he could be the defining skier by winning the super-G by the largest margin in any speed race at worlds in 34 years. Odermatt, the 27-year-old Swiss Lion King,

Marco Odermatt is in line to win the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships after the top-ranked racers completed their runs.

Swiss favourite Marco Odermatt lived up to his billing with a dominant run to men's super-G gold at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Friday.

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier is in line to win the women's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria after the top-ranked racers completed their runs.

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.

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. Odermatt beat silver medalist Raphael Haaser of Austria by one second.