Mikaela Shiffrin placed fifth in a giant slalom in Killington, Vt., on Sunday, the first World Cup race on the East Coast since 1991.
France’s Tessa Worley won by eight tenths of a second over Norwegian Nina Loeseth.
Shiffrin was seventh after the first of two runs in the morning, 1.15 seconds behind Loeseth.
Shiffrin increased her lead in the early World Cup overall season standings to 85 points. Swiss Lara Gut, the defending World Cup overall champion, skied out in the first run.
On Sunday, Shiffrin will go for her 13th straight slalom win (10th straight World Cup) in Killington.