US women shut out of medals in final race at world championships, but still have best showing in four decades.

After pulling out of the same event at world championships, Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the giant slalom Friday on the World Cup tour.

Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships, while Mikaela Shiffrin ...

Alice Robinson leads the way after the first run of Friday's giant slalom in Sestiere as Mikaela Shiffrin was left way off ...

and giant slalom (Moltzan). Still, this was still the best performance by the U.S. women at worlds in four decades, a promising sign a year out from the Milan Cortina Olympics. The four medals ...

The U.S. women’s medal streak at the world championships ... She was off the slopes for almost two months, and said before the slalom race that she's still working on her consistency.

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships. Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in the American's first race in the discipline in ...

The U.S. women’s medal streak at the world championships is over. Barely. Paula Moltzan was fourth in the slalom Saturday morning, missing the bronze medal by just 0.02 seconds, while Mikaela ...

"I'm definitely getting closer," Shiffrin said Saturday of her ongoing recovery after just missing a historic 16th world ...