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

And extending her perfect run of six medals in six career slalom races at the world championships. Mikaela Shiffrin’s array of international fans who gathered in the Austrian Alps may have entertained the thought of witnessing those achievements when the American stood third after the opening run Saturday,

The good news for Mikaela Shiffrin is that she no longer feels pain in her abdomen 2½ months after a deep puncture wound nearly pierced her colon. The challenge now is getting back to top form as the American chases a record-breaking 16th medal at the world championships in the slalom on Saturday.

All that talk about a record-breaking 16th medal. And extending her perfect run of six medals in six career slalom races at the world championships.