Aufdenblatten leads super-G Swiss one-two

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Fraenzi Aufdenblatten pipped the favorites when she led a Swiss one-two in a super-G for her maiden World Cup win at the French resort of Val d'Isere on Sunday.

Aufdenblatten powered down the Oreiller-Killy course in one minute 26.43 seconds to beat compatriot Nadia Styger by 0.23 seconds.

"It obviously gives me some ideas for the Olympics," Aufdenblatten told a news conference, looking ahead to February's Vancouver Games.

"Somebody told me that it (the win) came after more than 200 races. It was the ultimate goal of my career, I just wanted to be the fastest one day."

Hot favorite Lindsey Vonn of the United States came home a disappointing third, 0.26 off the pace, but it was enough for her to take the outright lead in the World Cup overall standings.

Vonn, on 581 points, leads German Maria Riesch, 21st on Sunday, by 50 points. She also snatched the lead in the super-G World Cup standings after taking second place in Lake Louise, Canada, earlier this month.

France's Marie Marchand-Arvier, who clinched the silver medal in the super-G at the world championships earlier this year, fell heavily on her back a few gates before the finish.

A French team spokeswoman said she did not lose consciousness but Marchand-Arvier was treated on the slope for some 15 minutes before being carried down the piste on a stretcher.

CRANIAL TRAUMA

"She is having a scan at the Val d'Isere medical center, where she will be kept under observation. She may suffer from a little cranial trauma but the news is rather encouraging," the spokeswoman said.

Twice super-G world champion Anja Paerson crashed into the safety net in the lower part of the course but she did not sustain any injury.

Vonn, deprived of a possible third downhill victory this season when Saturday's race was called off because of bad weather, lost a lot of ground in the upper part of the course.

She finished strongly but it was not enough for the 25-year-old super-G world champion to clinch her seventh win in the discipline.

"Like I said after the super-combined, all the girls are hungry. It was not my best race. I did not get into the rhythm in the upper part. Maybe I made the wrong ski choice," Vonn, who won Friday's super-combined, told reporters.

"It was really hard with the terrain, especially on the bottom a lot of girls were crashing and having problems. The problem is they're coming in the bottom with a lot of speed and it's really bumpy in that section.

"Unfortunately we had a couple of more injuries today so I'm happy I made it to the finish. It wasn't my best run for sure, but I'm happy that I made it down safely."

(Additional reporting by Manuele Lang)

(Editing by Sonia Oxley)