BORMIO - Norwegian Fredrik Moeller registered his first World Cup victory on Sunday, winning the men's super-G at Bormio which will be the venue for the 2026 Olympics alpine ski events.
The 24-year-old -- who had finished fourth in the previous two super-G's -- was two tenths of a second faster than Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria. Swiss racer Alexis Monney filled out the podium, 0.24sec off the pace.
Moeller's first World Cup triumph followed that in Saturday's downhill of Monney, who said it had been "a crazy weekend".
Moeller said he had not changed anything in his racing style.
"I always try to just ski the way I know I can and that paid off today," said Moeller.
"I did not expect at all to win today but I had two good Super-G races before this.
"I knew my speed was good and the skis felt good, boots, everything.
"So I knew I could just ski the way I know and that is a really, really good feeling."
Moeller said that, while he felt in good form, victory was far from his mind given the strength of the Swiss challenge.
"I had a pretty good feeling today but to come out with a win, possibly, I did not expect that," he said.
"The Swiss guys are always there.
"It is cool to keep them behind me for at least one day.
"I will try to do that the whole season."