Federica Brignone triumphs in alpine combined for second World Cup gold of season

The Italian crossed the line in a time of 1:56.09 to take the maximum 100 points in what was her fourth triumph on the circuit, ahead of Ilka Stuhec who finished 1.01 seconds back.

The third spot on the podium was taken by Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser, who finished in 1:57.25 ahead of home favourite Wendy Holdener.

Lindsey Vonn had opted out of the race because of safety fears, while there was drama on the course when the first three athletes - Stuhec, Tessa Worley and Denise Feieraben - all skied off the super-G course at the same jump.

Her second place finish sees Stuhec continue to lead the alpine combined standings, while she sits third in the overall World Cup leaderboard.

Top spot continues to be held by Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA on 1203 points, while Switzerland's Lara Gut is second on 1023.

The World Cup continues on Saturday, with the women's super-G in Crans-Montana.