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Breezy Johnson won the women’s downhill at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a 1:36.10, giving the United States its first gold of the Games, after Lindsey Vonn crashed early and was evaluated by medical staff; Johnson becomes the second American woman to win downhill gold, following Vonn’s 2010 victory.
Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, giving the United States its first gold of the Games, after Lindsey Vonn crashed on her opening run and suffered a left‑leg fracture. Johnson, who has overcome injuries and a doping ban, finished in 1:36.10 to beat Emma Aicher by four hundredths of a second, and she joined Vonn as one of the two American women to win Olympic downhill gold. Johnson celebrated by tucking the medal away after it broke off its ribbon.
Breezy Johnson became the second American woman to win Olympic downhill, finishing 1:36.1 on the Cortina d'Ampezzo Tofane course to claim the United States’ first medal of the Milan Cortina Games; Emma Aicher took silver by four hundredths and Sofia Goggia bronze. Johnson, who has overcome knee injuries and a 14‑month USADA suspension for missed tests, waited through the late runs while Lindsey Vonn crashed early on the same course.
Breezy Johnson won Team USA’s first gold at Milano Cortina 2026 in the women’s downhill, finishing 1:36.10 as Lindsey Vonn crashed early; it’s Johnson’s first Olympic medal and makes her the second American woman to win downhill gold, with teammates Jacqueline Wiles and Isabella Wright finishing fifth and 21st.
Breezy Johnson clinched the women's Olympic downhill gold in Cortina for the United States—the first U.S. gold of Milan Cortina 2026—while Lindsey Vonn crashed early and was airlifted for medical evaluation; Emma Aicher took silver and Sofia Goggia bronze.
Breezy Johnson posted the fastest time in the final downhill training in Cortina, giving the U.S. a strong shot at a medal at the Milan–Cortina Olympics. With her body fit and mindset sharp, she heads into the Olympic downhill as a genuine podium contender, a race margin sharpened by the memory of tearing her ACL at the same venue four years earlier.