HAFJELL, Norway (Reuters) -- Olympic champion Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria shared first place in a freak three-way dead heat in a World Cup super-G on Friday.

Dorfmeister, 32, wrapped up the super-G title by sharing top spot with Lindsey Kildow of the United States and Nadia Styger of Switzerland after all completed the Hafjell course in one minute 18.65 seconds.

"I hope there's enough space on the top of the podium," said Dorfmeister, who won the Olympic downhill and super-G in Turin last month, after the first World Cup race since the Games.

Kelly Vanderbeek of the Canada was fourth, 0.01 second or roughly 30cm behind the winners in the tightest World Cup super-G finish in history.

Four years ago, a women's giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, also ended with a three-way dead heat. "In my last season I'm making history in every race," said Dorfmeister.

Dorfmeister, who will retire at the end of the season, won the World Cup super-G trophy by finishing well ahead of her only remaining challenger, compatriot Alexandra Meissnitzer, with one super-G race left.

Kildow said the victory made up for a grim Olympics where she hurt herself in a crash during training.

"My self-confidence was really down after my crash...I took seven days off, no skiing at all," she said. "My back has been hurting a little bit but this has been by far the best day since I crashed."