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,

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier has won the women’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria.

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier has won the women's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria. Federica Brignone of Italy finished 0.10 seconds behind to take silver. Lauren Macuga of the United States and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Norway were 0.

The contrast between Alpine skiing powerhouses Austria and Switzerland could hardly be bigger heading into the world championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm.

SAALBACH, Austria - U.S. great Lindsey Vonn said she was suffering a \"bad cold or flu\" but would not let sickness derail her Alpine ski world championship comeback at the age of 40 in Thursday's Super-G.

Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, justifying his status as the big pre-race favorite. The lauded Swiss standout beat silver medalist Raphael Haaser by one second as the Austrian skier earned the host nation's second medal,

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,