American Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill at Winter Olympics

Easy for Breezy! Wyoming native Johnson wins Olympic downhill gold medal

by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Wyoming native Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the Women’s downhill at the Winter Olympic Games in Cortina, Italy, today. Johnson, 30, skied the course in 1:36.10 to beat Germany’s Emma Aicher by 0.04 seconds. Italy’s Sofia Goggia was 0.59 seconds behind Johnson and took the bronze medal. Johnson’s teammate, Lindsey Vonn, crashed and was airlifted off the hill. The field of 36 racers tackled the 1.6-mile co…

As Lindsey Vonn crashes and Breezy Johnson wins, an Olympic roller coaster of agony and joy

DOBBIACO, Italy — At a bus stop 45 minutes outside of Cortina d’Ampezzo, a frustrated German man tried to appeal to an Italian bus driver in broken English.

Johnson wins gold for US

WINTER OLYMPICS| WOMEN'S DOWNHILL

Idaho native wins Team USA’s first gold of the 2026 Olympic Games

United States’ Breezy Johnson shows her gold medal in the alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday. | Andy Wong, Associated Press VICTOR, Teton County (Idaho Statesman) – Idaho native Breezy Johnson won Team USA’s first gold of the 2026 Olympic Games on Sunday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Born in Victor, Idaho, Johnson claimed the women’s downhill with a time of 1 minute, 36.1 seconds to …

Breezy Johnson Put Her American Pride On Display During Emotional Anthem Moment

Unfortunately, the main narrative around U.S. Olympic athletes in Milan-Cortina is that many of them don't seem proud to be Americans (and the left-wing media is more than happy to ask them about it). Many have bashed the country during press conferences and on social media at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Enter: Breezy Johnson. Johnson captured the first gold medal of the Olympics for the United States, winning the women's downhill event by just fo…

Amazing Moment Olympic Downhill Skier Breezy Johnson Breaks Down in Tears During National Anthem After Winning Gold Medal for Team USA

Olympic skier Breezy Johnson broke down in tears during the national anthem after she won a gold medal in the women’s downhill on Sunday. Breezy Johnson won the first gold medal for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. She bested Germany and Italy, finishing in 1:36.10. “Breezy Johnson raced to gold in the women’s downhill, edging Germany’s Emma Aicher by four hundredths of a second and Italy’s Sofia Goggia by more than a half second t…