The German, who celebrated her 21st birthday last Sunday (January 26), dominated both the super-G and slalom races to secure her fourth gold medal of the World Cup in Tignes, France, finishing the women's sitting super-combined event an impressive 13 seconds ahead of second-placed Laurie Stephens of the United States.

Great Britain's Anna Turney added to her fine World Cup performance with bronze, following on from the silver she won in the giant slalom yesterday.

Germany's Anna Schaffelhuber won her fourth gold medal of the World Cup with victory in the women's sitting super-combined event ©Getty Images


Slovakia's Henrietta Farkasova picked up where she left off yesterday, winning her second gold in as many days in what is her first World Cup event since injuring herself at the World Championships last year.

The 27-year-old, and guide Natalia Subrtova, led Russian world champion and World Cup leader Aleksandra Frantceva, guided by Pavel Zabotin, and America's Danelle Umstead and husband guide Rob, to top the women's visually impaired podium and set her stall as one of the major medal contenders for Sochi's Winter Games.

Farkasova's compatriot Miroslav Haraus, guided by Maros Hudik, was third fastest after the super-G run, but posted a sensational slalom run to win the men's visually impaired race.

Russia's Valerii Redozkubov, guided by Evgeny Geroev, finished second but still saw his World Cup lead reduced to just 20 points.

In third place was Italy's Alessandro Daldoss and guide Luca Negrini

France's Marie Bouchet continued to dominate the women's standing class, edging Germany's Andrea Rothfuss yet again, to show exactly why she won five gold medals in last year's World Championships.

America's Allison Jones completed the podium in third.

Switerland's Thomas Pfyl led French skiers Romain Riboud and Cedric Amafroi-Broisat to secure gold in the men's standing class ©Gregory Picout



The disqualification of Russia's World Cup leader Alexey Bugaev in the men's standing opened the door for Switzerland's Thomas Pfyl to secure victory.

France's Romain Riboud finished second ahead of his team-mate and world bronze medallist Cedric Amafroi-Broisat.

Austria's Roman Rabl looks favourite to win the men's sitting super-combined World Cup title after extending his lead atop the leader board with victory in Tignes.

He topped Germany's Thomas Nolte, with Frederic Francois coming in third to round off a good day for France.

The penultimate World Cup of the season will take place between February 3-6 in St Moritz, Switzerland before the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals are staged in Tarvisio, Italy, from February 24-27.

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