Miller, who won the same event last year, finished in 2 minutes, 30.40 seconds.

"It was extremely fun. It didn't feel that good in terms of the quality of the skiing but I was very aggressive," Miller said. "I kept really pushing forward the whole time. There was no braking."

Didier Cuche of Switzerland was second, 0.65 seconds back, and Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada was third, 1.33 behind Miller.

Miller, who broke away from the U.S. Ski Team to compete on his own this season, now shares the record with Phil Mahre.

The historic downhill course on the Lauberhorn varies widely, featuring both the fastest and slowest stretches on the men's tour. The straight Hanegg section pushes racers to speeds up to 94 mph and a passage over a bridge in a curve forces them to slow to 44 mph.

At 2.8 miles, the Lauberhorn is also the longest course.

Miller trailed Osborne-Paradis at the first split, and failed to match Cuche's speed under the water station tunnel where skiers duck under the Jungfrau region's famed cog railway midway down the piste.

But the 30-year-old American pulled away on the long, gliding sections in the second half of the course. After clearing the famous jump into the finish, he looked at his time and pumped his fist.

"I take a little bit more of a direct line," Miller said. "I just cut off a lot of distance, especially when the speeds are a little lower."