New Zealand skier Alice Robinson wins World Cup super-G; Lindsey Vonn 4th

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — New Zealand's Alice Robinson was already leading the Olympic season's giant slalom standings. Now she's a threat in super-G, too.

Robinson won a World Cup super-G on Sunday for her first career victory in the discipline — which also made her the first Kiwi to claim a win in the speed event.

Robinson finished 0.08 seconds ahead of Romane Miradoli of France and 0.19 ahead of Sofia Goggia of Italy.

''Crazy. I was not expecting this today,'' Robinson said. ''I always felt like I was holding back in super-G a bit but not a part of me was scared today. I just wanted to go for it.''

The 41-year-old American standout Lindsey Vonn finished fourth, 0.27 behind. In a downhill on Friday, Vonn became the oldest winner in the circuit's history. Vonn then finished second in another downhill on Saturday.

''I'm a little bit disappointed in myself that I didn't push hard enough,'' Vonn said. ''I was too conservative in some sections.''

Mikaela Shiffrin, the holder of a record 104 World Cup victories, missed the final gate but did not fall.

Emma Aicher, the German skier who won Saturday's downhill, lost control coming over a jump early in her run and fell. But she got right back up and appeared uninjured.

U.S. Ski Team coach Alex Hoedlmoser set a tricky course that caught out several other racers, too — despite clear and sunny skies providing perfect conditions.

Robinson has won two of the four giant slaloms this season but had never finished better than fourth in a super-G.

Now she's a two-discipline threat for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Women's Alpine skiing at the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games will be held in Cortina.

All six of Robinson's previous World Cup victories came in giant slalom.

The circuit now shifts to France for a night slalom in Courchevel on Tuesday and then more speed racing in Val d'Isere next weekend.

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