Svindal makes history with third super-G victory

Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal became the first racer to win three World Cup super-G races on the Saslong course at Val Gardena with a dominant victory on Friday.

The overall World Cup leader, the reigning world downhill champion and super-G bronze medalist, chalked up his 24th career victory as he clocked a fastest time of 1 min, 35.82 sec.

Jan Hudec of Canada was second at a massive 0.58 sec, with Frenchman Adrien Theaux taking third, a further 0.33 sec adrift. They were the only racers to finish within one second of Svindal's winning time.