Mikaela Shiffrin places 4th in downhill; World Cup record chase goes on

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin's pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory will go on for at least another day.

Shiffrin finished fourth, half a second behind race winner Sofia Goggia, in a downhill Friday at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on the course that will be used for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Shiffrin remained tied with former teammate Lindsey Vonn for the women's record with 82 wins each.

Two more races are scheduled in Cortina over the weekend, with another downhill on Saturday followed by a super-G on Sunday.

Goggia, who won gold and silver in downhill at the last two Olympics, respectively, finished 0.13 seconds ahead of two-time world champion Ilka Stuhec, and 0.36 ahead of Kira Weidle of Germany.

Shiffrin was faster than Goggia through the first three checkpoints but finished 0.50 behind.

Shiffrin had some trouble landing a jump toward the end of her run, standing up to regain her balance. But overall she appeared pleased with her performance in a discipline that she doesn't often compete in, smiling and pumping her fist in the finish area.

It also appeared that a clip on Shiffrin's right boot came undone during her run, which might have reduced the control of her skis.

Vonn broke the previous win record, Annemarie Moser-Pr├╢ll's mark of 62 victories, eight years ago in Cortina.

Vonn retired four years ago when injuries cut her career short.

Shiffrin is also approaching Ingemar Stenmark's overall mark — between men and women — of 86 victories.

Stenmark competed in the 1970s and 80s.

As usual, Goggia's season has been make-or-break. She broke two fingers in her left hand during a downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland, last month, then returned after a quick surgery to win another downhill a day