Kilde clocked 1min 47.84sec down the Swiss resort's famed Lauberhorn to finish 0.27sec ahead of Switzerland's Stefan Rogentin - with his first ever podium - with Odermatt coming in third at 0.66sec.

Kilde's ninth World Cup super-G victory saw him move within 28 points of discipline leader Odermatt, who still holds a commanding lead in the overall standings: 1,106pts to Kilde's 746.

"From the start I pushed as hard as I could and into Brüggli-S (more commonly known now as the Kernen-S) on the limit, but that’s how it is sometimes," said Kilde.

The Norwegian, whose partner is American star Mikaela Shiffrin, blasted through the Kernen-S, the consecutive right-left 90-degree turns, and even managed to ride out a mistake that saw him almost have a hip down.

The action continues on the weekend in Wengen, with a downhill scheduled for Saturday and a slalom on Sunday as racers hone their form ahead of next month's World Ski Championships in Courchevel and Meribel.

"Aleks had an incredible run, especially on the top. I have to watch his run and try to do it like him tomorrow," said Odermatt.