TEAM USA IS ON THE BOARD 🇺🇲
Breezy Johnson takes gold in women’s downhill skiing to secure Team USA’s first medal of Milano-Cortina 2026. 🥇
Johnson clocked a winning time of 1:36.1, edging Germany’s Emma Aicher by just .04 seconds for silver, while Italy’s Sofia Goggia rounded out the podium with bronze. ⛷️
With the win, Johnson joins Lindsey Vonn as the only American woman ever to win Olympic gold in downhill. 👀
Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete at these Games, was the first of three crashes during the race. She and Andorra’s Cande Moreno were both airlifted off the mountain.
FUN FACT: Johnson missed the previous Games due to an injury she suffered while training in Cortina — so claiming her first-ever Winter Olympic gold at the same mountain is a true full-circle moment. ✨
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