"U.S. Alpine Skier Breezy Johnson won today's Olympic women's downhill at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Center in Cortina, Italy. The sixth racer out of the starting gate, Johnson was especially fast on the lower portion of the famed course at Cortina, reaching the finish line with a time of 1:36.10. That was just fast enough to beat Germany's Emma Aicher's time of 1:36.14, just 0.04 seconds behind."
"Italy's Sofia Goggia won the bronze medal, 0.59 off Johnson's pace. The first medal for the US of these games came in a race marred by a spectacular crash by Johnson's teammate Lindsey Vonn. Vonn was evacuated from the mountain by helicopter, it is unclear at the time if she is injured or how badly. Today's victory by Johnson, age 30 from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, comes, according to the US Ski and Snowboard team, "after a significant comeback year in 2024-25"
Breezy Johnson won the Olympic women's downhill at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Center in Cortina, finishing in 1:36.10. Johnson, the sixth starter, was especially fast on the lower portion of the course. Germany's Emma Aicher took silver in 1:36.14, 0.04 seconds behind. Italy's Sofia Goggia earned bronze, 0.59 seconds back. The result provided the United States' first medal of the Games. The race was marred by a spectacular crash by Lindsey Vonn, who was evacuated by helicopter and whose injuries remain unclear. Johnson, 30, from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, capped a comeback season that included 2025 World downhill gold and a World Cup podium.
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