Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's super-G world title today amid windy conditions in Åre ©Getty Images

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High winds in the Swedish resort saw the starting gate moved down the hill for safety ©Getty Images
High winds in the Swedish resort saw the starting gate moved down the hill for safety ©Getty Images
Switzerland's Jasmine Flury failed to finish the very first run of the contest ©Getty Images
Switzerland's Jasmine Flury failed to finish the very first run of the contest ©Getty Images
Out of 35 skiers Italy's Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia went third and set a time of 1min 4.91sec ©Getty Images
Out of 35 skiers Italy's Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia went third and set a time of 1min 4.91sec ©Getty Images
The time eventually proved enough to win her the silver medal ©Getty Images
The time eventually proved enough to win her the silver medal ©Getty Images
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer, who is third in the super-G World Cup standings and has gained five podiums this year, could only finish 11th ©Getty Images
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer, who is third in the super-G World Cup standings and has gained five podiums this year, could only finish 11th ©Getty Images
Another to perform poorly was the reigning Olympic champion Ester Ledecká, who finished more than two seconds off the pace in 27th ©Getty Images
Another to perform poorly was the reigning Olympic champion Ester Ledecká, who finished more than two seconds off the pace in 27th ©Getty Images
Four-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn dramatically crashed out having previously said her body is
Four-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn dramatically crashed out having previously said her body is "broken" ©Getty Images
Afterwards she suggested she will still race in the downhill, saying she hopes Sunday will be a "much better day" ©Getty Images
Afterwards she suggested she will still race in the downhill, saying she hopes Sunday will be a "much better day" ©Getty Images
Mikaela Shiffrin, who is considered more of a slalom specialist, said the win was "crazy" ©Getty Images
Mikaela Shiffrin, who is considered more of a slalom specialist, said the win was "crazy" ©Getty Images