Mikaela Shiffrin was looking for a comeback in her sixth and final event at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, just hours before the closing ceremony.
On her last chance to win a medal before leaving Beijing, she found another disappointment when she and the United States team fell short of winning a medal in the mixed-gender team event.
She and her U.S. teammates were defeated by Norway in the bronze medal matchup. Austria won the gold, and Germany took silver.
Shiffrin was hoping the team competition would help put the struggles of the past two weeks behind her.