Speeding down a shortened course, Michael finished 43rd overall in time of 1:03.02, with Davis just behind, finishing 48th in 1:05.52. 

With Super-G not being the preferred alpine event for either skier, 17-year-old Davis said she was glad to have the first race out of the way to shake off the nerves before her favourite event, the Giant Slalom, later in the week 

“It was super terrifying at the top of the course because I don’t really like Super-G, but then coming out of the start gate with everyone there was super exciting,” Davis said. 

“It’s nice to get this one done because now I have a lot more confidence for the rest of my events, I feel a lot more confident I can send it harder and I trust my skiing ability.” 

The Canberra-skier, who had her mum and grandpa cheering her on in the crowd, said the Winter YOG has been like nothing she’s experienced before. 

“It really gives a good view of where your abilities stand compared to everyone else in the world and it’s really good motivation for future competitions. 

“The whole experience here is amazing, with everything that they offer, all the people, and knowing you’re going to be racing all these amazing racers - it’s the best experience I’ve ever had, I’m so lucky.” 

The host nation had a great start to the Games, with Switzerland’s Amelie Klopfenstein winning the first gold medal of the Games in the Super-G in a time of 56.37. France’s Caitlin McFarlane was only 0.08 seconds behind in silver with Israel’s Noa Szollos rounding out the podium, only 0.01 seconds behind silver. 

Following the women’s event, Joey Steggall and Thomas Hoffman kicked off their YOG campaigns at Les Diablerets. 

Hoffman went into the event ranked 40th, but his strong time of 56.05, saw him finish 23rd, only 1.49 seconds behind the eventual gold medallist, Adam Hofstedt of Sweden. Steggall placed 47th in a time of 59.38. 

“I’m definitely happy, I haven’t trained much Super-G this year,” Hoffman said following his run. 

”It’s only my third or fourth run on Super-G this season, but I’ve skied a lot of Super-G in the past, so I had that experience which helped. 

“It’s always hard going to a new hill you haven’t skied before, but I think I’ll be a lot less nervous coming into the next few races now.” 

All four alpine skiers will return to the mountain tomorrow for the Slalom run of their Alpine Combined competition – where today’s Super-G score will be added to tomorrow’s Slalom score to give them an overall Combined ranking. 

In the first round of the Mixed NOC 3x3 Ice Hockey, Sai Lake in Men’s Brown had a 13-11 win over Men’s Black, while Men’s Blue, featuring Aussie Riley Langille, were defeated by 1 point to Men’s Grey, going down 8-9. 

In the women’s competition Courtney Mahoney (Women's Black) and Molly Lukowiak (Women's Orange) both has round one victories. Aussies Nikki Sharp (Women’s Blue) and Ebony Brunt (Women’s Grey) had to face off in their first matches of the Games, with Blue taking the win, 9-7.

All ice hockey players will return to Lausanne Vaudoise Arena for Rounds 2 and 3 of the Mixed NOC competition  tomorrow.

In more feel-good news of the day, Trinidad and Tobago made its Winter Youth Olympic debut today with their sole athlete, alpine skier Abigail Vieira finishing 42nd in the women’s Super G. 

The 17-year-old’s whole family have joined her in Lausanne, with her dad as the Trinidad and Tobago Chef de Mission, and her sister as the assistant coach. 

Along with alpine and ice hockey, biathlon will start its Lausanne 2020 campaign on Day 2 of the Games with the Women's 10km Individual and Men's 12.5km Individual.

The Games Schedule and Results are available HERE. You can stream all the Lausanne 2020 action live at olympics.com.au/live-stream. Meet the Aussie Team and discover more about the Games HERE.

Georgia Thompson