Maze crossed the line 0.2 seconds behind Lindsey Vonn of the US for second, but was 0.16 seconds faster than Fenninger.

In the past fortnight, the Austrian has managed to close the gap on Maze in the overall standings to just 24 points coming into today's race.

Maze earned 20 more points today and now has a 44-point lead with six races to go in the season.