KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Bend’s Laurenne Ross finished 11th and was the second-fastest American on Wednesday in the women’s alpine skiing downhill event at the Sochi Olympics.

Ross raced down the course in 1 minute, 42.68 seconds, two days after suffering a dramatic fall in the super combined.

“I made some good turns, but was tossed around a little bit on the pitch,” the 25-year-old Ross said of her downhill race on Wednesday. “It was a little faster today. It was good, icy hard snow and it made it a bit bumpier, but all in all I wish I could have cleaned up a couple of mistakes and been more in the hunt.”

Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland both finished in 1:41.57, tying for the victory.

In attendance for the downhill was Ross’ father, Rob Ross, who in an email noted the warm temperatures and blue skies for the race.

“Nice day for a ski race, and Laurenne had a great run,” wrote Rob Ross, himself a former ski racer. “Because of her performance today Laurenne claims the last U.S. spot for Saturday’s super-G. It is steep, it’s technical and I hope it is solid ice (like the downhill), and we don’t get snow. A weird wish for a skier, but it makes the racing advantageous for great technical skiers, like it was (Wednesday), and more fair for the entire field.”

The super-G will be Ross’ final event at these Olympics.

Four-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, Calif.) finished eighth in 1:42.56 to lead the U.S. team in the downhill. Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, Calif.) finished 17th, and another Oregon skier, Jacqueline Wiles, of Aurora, was 26th.

“There were some nerves today, but I feel like I channeled that into some good energy,” Wiles said. “I was ready to go but I needed to attack it more to be fast. I got tossed around a little bit, but overall if you’re in a good position, the bumps aren’t an issue.”

Super-G is the final women’s speed event at these Winter Games before the program switches to technical events.