Mikaela Shiffrin still one shy of all-time wins mark after taking fourth in super-G

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished in fourth place in a World Cup super-G on Friday and missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.

Shiffrin was the ninth starter and trailed then-leader Elena Curtoni of Italy by 0.15 seconds. The race was eventually won by Cornelia Huetter of Austria, who edged Curtoni by a mere 0.01sec.

Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland trailed by 0.12 seconds in third.

Shiffrin needs one victory to match Ingemar Stenmark’s total victories on the all-time list. The Swede competed in the 1970s and 80s.

“I felt very good with my skiing,” Shiffrin said. “Obviously it’s quite tight so I’ll just see if I can maybe get a little bit more (the next race) but not go overboard.”

Shiffrin’s next race is a downhill on Saturday. She previously missed a chance to tie the record when she finished runner-up in a slalom in the Czech Republic in January.

Shiffrin broke a tie on the all-time women’s win list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn in January. Vonn had 82 wins when she retired in 2019.

On Friday, the American was the fastest starter and led Curtoni by 0.37 seconds at the first intermediate time. Without making apparent mistakes, however, the American lost just over a tenth of a second at each following split.

Shiffrin smiled and briefly waved at spectators after her run.

“It’s actually so fun to ski. This track is amazing,” Shiffrin said. “The surface is breaking a little bit. So I feel quite lucky that, for the draw, I was in a pretty good spot with my bib. I could push everywhere.”

The Olympiabakken course hosted women’s races for the first time in 20 years. The resort, where the speed events were held at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, is an annual stop on the men’s World Cup circuit.

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