[OLYMPICS] USA Team 2 Claims Bronze at Women's Alpine Team Combined - SnowBrains

"OlympicsIt was a hotly anticipated women's team combined today, February 10, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. With so many favorites on the start list, a nail-biter to the finish felt inevitable-and race day did not disappoint. The day ended with Team Austria 2 take the gold, while Team Germany claimed silver, and USA's Team 2 claimed bronze. USA's Team 1 finished just off the podium in fourth."

"Starting with the downhill, USA's Team 1 established early dominance as Breezy Johnson laid down a time of 1:36.59. Slotting into a close second was Austria's Team 2, led by Ariane Rädler, just 0.06 seconds behind Johnson, while third place went to Italy's Team 2 with Pirovano and Peterlini. Sitting closely behind in fourth was USA's Team 2 of Wiles and Moltzan, followed by Austria's Team 1 in fifth, Germany's Team in sixth, Norway's Team in seventh, and France's Team 2 in eighth."

"Tragically, Italy's Team 1, led by the Queen of Speed Sofia Goggia, as well as USA's Team 3, led by Bella Wright, ended the downhill-and thus their entire team combined-with DNFs. USA's Team 4 finished in 21st, with Keely Cashman 3.32 seconds behind her teammates on Team 1. Then came the slalom, conducted in reverse order of the downhill results. The pressure was firmly on the tech skiers to bring it home, and it proved harder than one might expect."

Team Austria 2 won gold in the women's alpine team combined at Cortina d'Ampezzo, with Team Germany taking silver and USA's Team 2 earning bronze; USA's Team 1 finished fourth. The event combined a downhill and slalom run with total time deciding standings. In the downhill USA's Team 1 led early as Breezy Johnson posted 1:36.59, closely followed by Austria's Team 2 led by Ariane Rädler. Several teams clustered at the top while many others trailed by over a second. Italy's Team 1 and USA's Team 3 DNFed in the downhill. In the slalom eight of 26 teams failed to finish, creating dramatic shifts and final heartbreaks.

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