He refuses for the slalom and is forced back in the super combined - but clocking the fastest in the opening downhill run, the speed specialist has taken to the apex of the men’s super combined.

Didier Cuche clocked 1:29:89 to remain the fastest down the Olympia course.

Wishing to compete in the slalom leg for once, Swiss legend said:

Maybe it (slalom) can help me grab some points. I trained in the slalom yesterday and it was not so bad. Hopefully I can ski as I did yesterday

American Bode Miller finished second fastest just 0.14 seconds behind Cuche, while Austrian Mario Schreiber was third.

Cuche was elated with the race conditions, though the course was shortened ahead of the race owing to high wind intensity and poor visibility.