Kvitfjell, Norway  - A men's super-g World Cup race scheduled for Sunday has been called off due to adverse weather conditions, race organizers said.

A day after Austrian Klaus Kroell won a downhill race in Kvitfjell new snow and high winds made racing impossible on Sunday, the race jury said.

The World Cup is now heading for a dramatic finale in the Swedish town of Are next week, where a super-g, a giant slalom and a slalom race will be held.

Austrian Benjamin Raich and Croatian Ivica Kostelic head the overall standings, with Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal just eight points behind. dpa

Kvitfjell, Norway - Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada claimed his first career victory in the alpine skiing World Cup on Friday when he dominated a downhill.

Osbourne-Paradis, 25, conquered the 1994 Olympic course in 1 minute 47.09 seconds. His previous best result was a second-place finish in Lake Louise, Canada, in December 2006.

Downhill World Cup leader Michael Walchhofer of Austria placed second in 1:47.40 and local ace Aksel Lund Svindal was third in 1:47.56 minutes. (dpa)