Mikaela Shiffrin still one shy of all-time wins mark after taking fourth in super-G
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#69DTJ)
- Shiffrin misses out in super-G, still chasing 86th victory
- Austria's Huetter edges Italy's Curtoni by 0.01sec for win
- American star closes in on fifth overall World Cup title
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.
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