Spain's Maria Jose Rienda Contreras won her first World Cup race in her 11th season on the circuit with victory in the giant slalom at Are in Sweden.
The 29-year-old skied her previous best - second, also in a giant slalom - at the same venue a year ago.
Rienda Contreras, second after the first leg, won in a combined time over two legs of two minutes 4.68 seconds.
Austria's Nicole Hosp could not hang on to her first-leg lead and was more than half a second down in second position.
Local favourite and world giant slalom champion Anja Paerson was third in 2:05.57.
Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, who lost the World Cup overall lead to Janica Kostelic after the super-G on Saturday, fell during the first run.
Are giant slalom results:
1 Maria Jose Rienda Contreras, (Sp), 2min, 4.68 seconds
2 Nicole Hosp, (Aut), 2:05.26
3 Anja Paerson, (Swe), 2:05.57
4 Julia Mancuso, (US), 2:05.61
5 Elisabeth Goergl, (Aut), 2:05.73
6 Renate Goetschl, (Aut), 2:05.75
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