German skier Emma Aicher wins super-G as fight for World Cup discipline title heats up

Emma Aicher dominated the first women's super-G since the Olympics to earn her fifth career World Cup win Saturday as the fight for the season discipline title got fresh impetus.

The German allrounder posted the fastest split times in the first two sections of the Aliga course in Soldeu, Andorra, and became the first skier with multiple super-G wins this season.

"Feels pretty good, to be honest. I had really fun skiing today," said Aicher, who won silver medals in the downhill and the team combined but didn't finish the super-G at the Milan Cortina Games this month.

Aicher finished 0.88 seconds ahead of Alice Robinson of New Zealand. Robinson closed the gap to World Cup super-G leader Sofia Goggia to 20 points with three events left, including one on Sunday on the same hill.

The Italian came 1.32 seconds behind Aicher in sixth.

Canadian skier Val Grenier, of St. Isidore, Ont., finished 20th overall.

Canada's Grenier slides into a 20th place finish at World Cup super-G in Soldeu

Robinson, who won the season-opening super-G in Switzerland last December, said she felt "really proud of myself for getting the most out of the sections I knew I could ski fast. It's really nice to be back on the podium."

Corinne Suter, who won Friday's downhill, trailed by 0.98 in third and was the last skier to finish within a second of Aicher's winning time.

Germany's Aicher captures her 2nd World Cup super-G victory this season

Racing in perfect sunny conditions, Aicher had a near-flawless run on the challenging course, where only 37 of the 55 starters managed to complete their run.

Aicher celebrated by pumping her fist after crossing the finish line with a commanding lead, and said she was surprised by her huge advantage of nearly