Worley wins Semmering GS

The 21-year-old, a winner in Aspen and St Moritz this season, took top place on the podium with a combined time of two minutes and 9.66 seconds.

Worley's winning streak emulated former world champion Carole Merle, the last French skier to win three giant slaloms in a row in 1992.

"I'm skiing on another planet right now," said Worley, the daughter of an Australian father who spent her early years in New Zealand before moving to her mother's country at the age of nine.

Worley beat the German pair of Maria Riesch and Kathrin Hoelzl, with slalom world champion Riesch 0.62 seconds behind.

"I'm a little bit surprised even though I knew I could ski well. I worked a lot on my foot technique in the summer and on avoiding mistakes. My ski is much more stable now," Worley added.

"I don't want to look ahead to the next race. I'm on a roll and I want to keep rolling."

Consolation for Riesch came with her taking top spot in the overall World Cup standings, 41 points ahead of her American rival and friend Lindsey Vonn.

"Let's not talk about the standings even though this is cool. I must keep focused because we're not even halfway through and a million things can happen," said Riesch, who will defend her crown in Wednesday's floodlit slalom which she won a year ago.

"But it was important for me to get a result after I completely blew it in St Moritz."

Vonn fared well in her least favourite event, finishing seventh, 1.40 off the pace.

For world champion Hoelzl, who trailed Worley by 0.78, a podium placing was a notable achievement as the German had spent the last few days in bed with bronchitis.