US EditionAmerican Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill at Winter Olympics
Breezy Johnson claimed gold with a time of 1:36.10, narrowly beating Germany's Emma Aicher by 0.04 seconds in a race marked by Lindsey Vonn's serious crash.
- On Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, Breezy Johnson of the United States won the women's downhill at Milano Cortina, finishing in 1 minute, 36.10 seconds to beat Emma Aicher of Germany by 0.04 seconds.
- Having said on Feb. 6 she needed to 'exorcise her Dolomiti demons,' Breezy Johnson recovered from a crash four years ago at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina to win Olympic gold.
- Finding speed on the Olympia delle Tofana course, Johnson was sixth and her time held as the remaining 30 skiers completed their runs.
- Amid Johnson's climb to gold, the race was paused for more than 20 minutes after Lindsey Vonn crashed 13.4 seconds into her run and was airlifted by medical personnel.
- Johnson's gold makes her the second American woman to win Olympic downhill and the first new American medalist since 2014, giving Team USA its first gold of the Games.
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American Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip along the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina. She was in the leader’s box when Vonn, the No. 13 racer, cut a corner too close and…
American Breezy Johnson is the new winner of the women's Olympic downhill in alpine skiing.
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Lindsey Vonn crashes early in Olympic downhill as American teammate takes gold medal
An absolutely perfect day in Cortina ended in the worst way possible for Lindsey Vonn. The 41-year-old superstar — hoping to cap her storied career with an improbable Olympic downhill start nine days after tearing the ACL in her left knee — lost control on the opening traverse of the Olympia delle Tofane course on Sunday morning in Italy. Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’…
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