Nina Ortlieb wins Kvitfjell super-G in stunning fashion while Mikaela Shiffrin waits to match Ingemar Stenmark

Nina Ortlieb won the World Cup super-G on Kvitfjell, finishing at the top of podium completed all by Austrian skiers for the first time in any alpine discipline since 2009. Ortlieb’s time of 1:29.25 was enough to claim only her second World Cup victory, while Stephanie Venier and Franziska Gritsch finished 0.12 and 0.38 seconds further back respectively, in what was the first all-Austrian Super-G podium since 2005.

Ad Meanwhile, there was to be no eagerly-anticipated World Cup victory for Mikaela Shiffrin, who could have equalled Ingemar Stenmark’s all-time record of 86 wins in Norway. Kvitfjell'There's disbelief!' — Ortlieb stuns everyone by taking super-G win in KvitfjellAN HOUR AGO The race began in blizzard-like conditions with a frigid temperature of -8 degrees celsius at the top of course, adding an extremely challenging element to the race, which ultimately proved costly for Shiffrin and those with the top 20 bib numbers.

There were genuine concerns that the race could be abandoned after Alice Robinson lost her balance and collided with the safety netting, as course workers cleared away the excess snow. Jasmine Flury of Switzerland was bib no.1 and led the way going into the first break with a time of 1:30.13, but was gazumped by Sofia Goggia at bib no.16, with the Italian masterfully managing the tricky conditions to propel herself into the lead with a time of 1:29.94.