Jan 11 (Reuters) - Australia's Bree ‌Walker won the World Cup monobob gold medal ‌at the St Moritz-Celerina track in Switzerland on Saturday, ‌in a major boost ahead of next month's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

The 33-year-old recorded a combined time of 2:23.27 to finish on top, overtaking ‍Swiss rival Melanie Hasler who claimed the ‍silver medal with a ‌combined time of 2:23.80, with Austrian bobsleigh athlete Katrin Beierl winning ‍bronze ​with a combined time of 2:23.95.