Wendy Holdener led a strong Switzerland team to a 3-1 victory over an Austrian quartet missing double gold medallist Marcel Hirscher for gold in the inaugural alpine team event on Saturday.

The Swiss quartet of Holdener, who had already won slalom silver and combined bronze, Denise Feierabend, Daniel Yule and men's slalom silver medallist Ramon Zenhaeusern held their nerve after the two Austrian men failed to finish the final.