Federica Brignone has all but locked up the women’s overall World Cup title by winning a super-G. The win gives the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings.

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.

Italy's Federica Brignone had a second career Alpine skiing World Cup overall crystal globe within her grasp after winning a super-G by the smallest possible margin on home snow in La Thuile on Friday.

Federica Brignone won an eventful women’s World Cup super-G as the Italian skier extended her lead in the overall standings.

Federica Brignone on Friday won the women's Super-G in La Thuile, Austria, moving significantly closer to this season's overall World Cup title. Sofia Goggia finished the race in second place, ahead of France's Romane Miradoli.

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.