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Svindal wins World Cup super-G for 7th victory of season

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Austria\'s Hannes Reichelt takes a jump as he speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men\'s World Cup super-G, in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)

KITZBUREHEL, Austria – Aksel Lund Svindal won a World Cup super-G on Friday, extending Norway’s winning streak on the men’s circuit to five races.

Svindal won in 1 minute, 11.79 seconds on the Streifalm course for his seventh victory of the season, beating Andrew Weibrecht of the United States by 0.31, and Hannes Reichelt of Austria by 0.42.

Manuel Osborne-Paradis of North Vancouver, B.C., was the top Canadian in 11th place, 1.19 off the pace.

Svindal extended his lead in the overall standings over four-time defending champion Marcel Hirscher of Austria, who finished outside of the top 20.

After sweeping the previous four races — in Wengen and Adelboden, Switzerland — Norway has now won five straight events for the first time.

The super-G also counts as the first portion of a super-combined event, with the results of a slalom to be added later Friday.

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