VAL D'ISERE, France – Franzi Aufdenblatten posted her first World Cup victory in leading a 1-2 Swiss finish in a super-G, and Lindsey Vonn placed third to take sole possession of the lead in the overall standings.
The 28-year-old Aufdenblatten finished in 1 minute, 26.43 seconds Sunday on the Oreiller-Killy course, 0.23 seconds ahead of Nadia Styger. Aufdenblatten's previous best World Cup result was the third place she twice took in downhills.
Vonn finished 0.26 seconds back. She has 581 points in the overall World Cup standings to lead Maria Riesch by 50 points.
Marie Marchand-Arvier, the super-G silver medalist at the world championships earlier this year, crashed out and was evacuated off the slope on a sleigh.