Mikaela Shiffrin must wait at least one more day to clinch her first World Cup overall title.
Closest challenger Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia won the World Cup Finals downhill in Aspen, Colo., on Wednesday to stay within (very remote) striking distance. Shiffrin is skipping the downhill and Thursday’s super-G to rest up for her best races, the slalom and giant slalom this weekend.
Stuhec gained 100 points for her downhill win, moving to within 278 points of Shiffrin’s World Cup overall standings lead with three races left in a 37-race season.