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,

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.

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

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier was in line to win the women's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday after the top-ranked racers completed their

Returning US star Lindsey Vonn fell short in her bid for a ninth world medal at her ninth world championships after bombing out of Thursday's super-G in Saalbach won by Austria's Stephanie Venier.In the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin,

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