The world record holder, who topped the leaderboard in qualifying yesterday, sealed gold with a top speed of 228.862 kilometres per hour, more than 18 km/h faster than he managed in the first round.

France's Simon Billy was awarded silver after hitting a top speed of 227.992 km/h, while Austria’s Klaus Schrottshammer finished third on 226.843 km/h.

Meanwhile, in a repeat of the women's qualifying standings, Sweden’s Britta Backlund won gold as her compatriot Lisa Hovland-Uden took silver and Italy’s Valentina Greggio gained bronze.

Backlund, the World Cup leader, claimed victory with a speed of 221.266 km/h.

Hovland-Uden managed 220.318, while Greggio was recorded doing 218.314.