Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships, giving Shiffrin another major accolade in just her second race back from a two-month absence and extending a career-best week for Johnson.

"quite far away" from being able to race GS. She raced for the first time since the crash in a Jan. 30 slalom, placing 10th in the last race before world championships."I’ve poured all of my energy into getting my giant slalom in shape to be prepared to start World Champs GS in Saalbach on Thursday,

The US ski great won a record-equalling 15th career world championships medal when she struck gold in the women's team combined event.