Hove skier Chemmy Alcott insisted her 19th place in yesterday's Olympic Super-G in Sestriere proves once again she has what it takes to live with world-class company.

From a start gate of eight, Alcott had a trouble-free run but was not fast enough to nudge into the top ten and finished 1.73secs behind winner Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria.

Alcott failed to build on her excellent 11th place in last week's downhill but succeeded in shutting out the memory of disqualification from Friday's combined when her Fischer skies measured 59.8mm around the bindings when the minimum required was 60mm.

Alcott said: "I'm not disappointed because I went as hard as I could and that's a really good attitude to take into every race.

"There is a big section of flat and I'm too aggressive for that. But I was still up in some sections and that shows I can still be a world-class skier.

"Every race I do I take something from it. I write a little diary to make me a better athlete and today was a big learning curve."