The Associated Press reports Goldberg finished his 168th World Cup race in second place, just 0.01 seconds behind first.
The 33-year-old raced for the Snowbird Sports Education Foundation before earning a U.S. Ski Team spot in 2011.
The next-best American to finish was Ryan Chochran-Seigle who skied into 20th place after starting bib No. 1.
Italy’s Mattia Casse also had a career-best race Friday, finishing first ahead of Goldberg and Swiss standout Marco Odermatt, who took third.
Odermatt won the Beaver Creek super-G earlier this month and finished first in the giant slalom at Val d’Isere in France last week.
The men will take on the downhill course Saturday.
