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

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.

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 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 took another step towards the overall World Cup crystal globe by finishing ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami in Thursday's difficult super-G at La Thuile, which was won by Germany's Emma Aicher.