March 8 - U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin boosted her overall World Cup lead with a rare super-G appearance on Sunday as closest rival Emma Aicher failed to score and Elena Curtoni completed a triumphant week for Italy on home snow in Val di Fassa.

Shiffrin, the most successful skier in World Cup history and hoping to end the season with a sixth overall Crystal Globe, finished 23rd but the eight points stretched her lead over German Aicher to 125 with six races remaining across all disciplines.