Breezy Johnson hands U.S. teammate Mikaela Shiffrin a slim lead in women's combined

Breezy Johnson is poised to earn her second gold of the Olympics on Tuesday — as long as American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin can maintain the U.S.'s advantage in the new team combined event.

The team combined consists of one racer competing in a downhill run and another in a slalom run, with the times from the two runs added together to determine the results.

Johnson gave the Americans a narrow edge by finishing by 0.06 seconds ahead of Ariane Raedler of Austria and 0.27 in front of Laura Pirovano of Italy.

Val Grenier, of St-Isidore, Ont., finished the downhill in 1:39.10 to put Canada into 19th place, 2.51 seconds behind Johnson's leading time. Laurence St-Germain, of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que., will compete for the Canadian duo in the slalom event.

The 30-year-old Johnson is seeking her second gold in the Dolomite Mountains after finishing atop the podium in the downhill on Sunday.

The slalom run is later Tuesday afternoon and Shiffrin — the most decorated skier in history — will step into the starter's house in search of a bit of vindication after failing to medal in any of the six events she entered four years ago in Beijing.

There were no major crashes on the course where American star Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg on Sunday, though U.S. teammate Isabella Bright lost her balance exiting Gate 4 — the same gate Vonn clipped — and drifted wide of the following gate. Bright was not injured and skied safely down.

Bright was one of two skiers unable to finish the downhill. Italian star Sofia Goggia lost her edge just past the midway point, much to the dismay of the hometown crowd in the bleachers below.