Macuga won by 0.68 seconds — a huge winning margin in super-G — ahead of Stephanie Venier of Austria, with Brignone 0.92 back in third. Olympic champion Gut-Behrami was 1.26 back in fifth.

LA THUILE, Italy — Federica Brignone all but locked up the women’s overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings.

Shiffrin finished in fourth place Friday in a super-G that was won by Cornelia Huetter, who finally gave the Austrian women's team its first victory of the season.

Italy's Marta Bassino edged out American Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women's Super-G gold at the World Ski Championships in Courchevel, France, on Wednesday, winning the title by 0.11 seconds.

Three super-G races are still scheduled, including two in Italy in two weeks' time. “La Thuile is my home. All my friends will be there, it’s only 20 minutes from where I live,” Brignone said.

What Is Super-G? Super-G stands for super giant slalom and combines the speed of downhill racing with the precision of giant slalom. Similarly to a downhill course, super-G courses are made up of ...

Macuga won by 0.68 seconds — a huge winning margin in super-G — ahead of Stephanie Venier of Austria, with Brignone 0.92 back in third. Olympic champion Gut-Behrami was 1.26 back in fifth.

A downhill is scheduled Saturday and a super-G on Sunday. "I hope I can put everything together there," said Vonn, who got 12 of her 82 career World Cup wins at Cortina. ___ ...