Confirming that she is the best descender of the moment, Olympic champion of the specialty in 2018, Goggia crushed the competition, ahead of the American Breezy Johnson, relegated to 1 sec 47 / 100th.
Austrian Mirjam Puchner completed the podium at 1:54 / 100th.
Shiffrin, more of a specialist in technical events, regained speed almost two years after the Bulgarian events in Bansko (January 2020).
Finishing 3 sec 60 / 100th from the winner of the day, she will wait for a 72nd World Cup victory.
The skiers have an appointment on Saturday for the second downhill in Alberta.
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