Alpine skiing-Robinson first New Zealander to win World Cup Super-G

ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 14 : Alice Robinson became the first Alpine skier from New Zealand to win a World Cup Super-G when she triumphed in the first of the season in St. Moritz on Sunday.

The giant slalom World Cup leader celebrated her seventh career victory after starting sixth on the Swiss resort's Corviglia piste and finishing in one minute 14.84 seconds.

France's Romane Miradoli was second, 0.08 slower, with Italy's Sofia Goggia third and 0.19 off the pace.

American Lindsey Vonn, who at 41 became the oldest World Cup winner on Friday and was second in another downhill on Saturday, just missed out on a podium hat-trick in fourth with a time 0.08 slower than Goggia.

Robinson's best previous result in Super-G was fourth, most recently in Kvitfjell, Norway last March.

MORE INTENSITY THAN IN THE PAST

All six of Robinson's previous wins, including two so far this season, were in giant slalom but she will now add her name to the list of Super-G medal contenders for February's Milano-Cortina Olympics.

"Today I was really wanting to put some more intensity on the day, and more focus, because I feel like in the past in Super-G I've always not felt like I've seen myself as a competitor," she told TNT Sports.

"I really wanted to remind myself that this is a real race, you're in this. I still wasn't expecting a win, though."  

Vonn said she had not skied the way she had in training, and possibly gave the piste a bit too much respect in some places.

"I can ski a lot more clean and more dynamic and I just didn't do it today," she added.

"I think overall yesterday and today I was a little bit tired, after the win it was so emotional and I found it hard to really get my energy up in the start again.

"But all in all it's been a really solid