Victory sees Dorfmeister close gap
 |  Dorfmeister is now only two points behind in the Super-G standings |
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ARE, Sweden -- Michaela Dorfmeister has won the super-G, to register her fourth World Cup win of the season and close in on compatriot Renate Goetcshl, who leads the discipline's standings.
The Austrian, in her 14th World Cup season, needed all her experience to navigate Are's Olympia course in difficult conditions after fresh falls of snow and under low cloud.
She finished in one minute 7.53 seconds with team mate Alexandra Meissnitzer 0.45 seconds behind and Italian Lucia Recchia third in 1:08.05.
Goetschl finished only 10th and now leads the super-G by a mere two points from Dorfmeister with two races to go.
"The snow was soft today and you had to go with a lot of feeling," Dorfmeister said. "The light was not so good, but the course was good."
"At this moment it looks like I prefer the snow a little softer," she added with a smile. "When the course is this short you can't make a mistake."
"I was half a second in front, so I must have had a good race. This year with the victory in the super-G, I can go home with a big smile, and tomorrow I'll try my best in the giant slalom."
The 31-year-old won the first super-G of the season last December at Lake Louise and followed that victory with downhill wins at Santa Caterina and Cortina D'Ampezzo in Italy last month.
She failed to find form at the world championships in Santa Caterina earlier this month, however after winning super-G at thee 2003 championships.
"I went home (after the championships) and I was sick for two-three days, so my boyfriend made me some tea," Dorfmeister said with a laugh. "Now I'm back."
"I think this is the best answer to the championships. The super-G is a big goal for sure," she added.
Local favorite Anja Paerson, gold medallist in the world championship super-G, was back in fifth.
Croatian Janica Kostelic, who came fourth, earned enough points to leapfrog 24th-placed Tania Poutiainen of Finland to take the World Cup overall lead.
"It was a good run, but quite confusing," said Kostelic, who is 20 points ahead of Poutiainen and 28 in front of Paerson, both prefer the more technical races.
"The whole day was confusing, as we were wondering if we were going to race or not. It was windy but it was windy for everyone," Kostelic added.
Are hosts a giant slalom on Sunday.
