Parallel world champion two years ago at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Worlds, the Italian Marta Bassino (26) won her second crown on the Méribel super-G track this Wednesday.
The Transalpine, which flew over the second part of the course to widen the gap on the favorites, is ahead of Mikaela Schiffrin by 0”11.
The Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (+0''33) completes the podium.
There was no miracle in the tricolor camp after the passages of 30 competitors.
Best French representative, Tessa Worley took 9th place (at 0''58), Laura Gauché finished 10th (at 0''92), Romane Miradoli, best French chance, had to settle for 12th place (at 1''04 ).
Finally, Karen Smadja Clement came out halfway.