Federica Brignone all but locked up the women's overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings.

Federica Brignone all but locked up the women’s overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings. Brignone extended her advantage over her only remaining challenger,

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the super-G in La Thuile on Friday and effectively wrapped up her second overall World Cup title. She won her dramatic home race by just one hundredth of a second from team-mate Sofia Goggia.

Federica Brignone put one hand on the alpine skiing World Cup after winning Friday's super-G in front of delighted home fans in La Thuile. - Brignone dominance - Brignone's 10th win of the World Cup campaign has put her five points ahead of Gut-Behrami in the super-G standings with one race left in the discipline this season.