Italy's Federica Brignone had a second career Alpine skiing World Cup overall crystal globe within her grasp after winning a super-G by the smallest possible margin on home snow in La Thuile on Friday.

ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - Italy's Federica Brignone took her ninth win of the Alpine skiing World Cup season on Saturday to take the giant slalom title battle with New Zealand's Alice Robinson down to a final race and move closer to her second overall title.

For the first time since 2008, Bend High won the boys and girls combined overall title at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Alpine state championships on Thursday and Friday at Mt. Ashland Ski Area.

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the super-G in La Thuile on Friday and effectively wrapped up her second overall World Cup title. She won her dramatic home race by just one hundredth of a second from team-mate Sofia Goggia.

Federica Brignone put one hand on the alpine skiing World Cup after winning Friday's super-G in front of delighted home fans in La Thuile. - Brignone dominance - Brignone's 10th win of the World Cup campaign has put her five points ahead of Gut-Behrami in the super-G standings with one race left in the discipline this season.

For the first time since 2008, Bend High won the boys and girls combined overall title at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Alpine state championships on Thursday and Friday at Mt. Ashland Ski Area.