Winner Switzerland's Carlo Janka is airborne during a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) - Former overall World Cup champion Carlo Janka won the super-G test event for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics by a large margin Sunday, while several pre-race favorites failed to finish their runs.
The Swiss racer clocked 1 minute, 26.16 seconds for a 0.82 advantage over Christof Innerhofer of Italy. Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria finished third, 1.06 behind.
Janka has struggled with injuries since winning the overall title six years ago. This was the first super-G victory of his career and his 11th World Cup win in all.
Janka's victory also gave the struggling Swiss men's team its first win of the season.
Kjetil Jansrud, Dominik Paris and Andrew Weibrecht each failed to finish.
This was the first of 28 test events for the next Winter Games.
Winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland reacts after crossing the finish line during a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Runner-up Christof Innerhofer of Italy celebrates during the award ceremony for a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Runner-up Christof Innerhofer of Italy, left, winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland, center, and third-place finisher Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria pose for photos during the award ceremony for a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Wiley Maple of the United States during a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Jeongseon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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