Breezy Johnson Captures First American Gold at Olympics With Downhill Win

[ad_1] iframe]:absolute [&>iframe]:top-0 [&>iframe]:left-0 [&>iframe]:w-full [&>iframe]:h-full [&>iframe]:border-0" on:qvisible="q-Baykktlh.js#_hW[0]" q:key="I1_0" q:id="6q"/> Breezy Johnson raced out to an early lead throughout the girls's downhill Sunday and watched as competitor after competitor couldn't match her tempo to emerge with Crew USA's first gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

--> Breezy Johnson raced out to an early lead throughout the girls's downhill Sunday and watched as competitor after competitor couldn't match her tempo to emerge with Crew USA's first gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Johnson's 1.36.10 was 4 hundredths faster than Emma Aicher of Germany. Italy's Sofia Goggia captured bronze with a 1:36.69.

--> Johnson's 1.36.10 was 4 hundredths faster than Emma Aicher of Germany. Italy's Sofia Goggia captured bronze with a 1:36.69.

Breezy Johnson skis to a 1:36.10 end within the girls’s downhill remaining on the #WinterOlympics ! 👏

📺: Peacock & USA pic.twitter.com/XPAceWOSru

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 8, 2026 America's first gold triumph comes in opposition to the backdrop of a shocking fall from Johnson's teammate, Lindsey Vonn, who needed to be airlifted off a course for the second time in two weeks after suffering a brutal crash less than 15 seconds into her run.

--> America's first gold triumph comes in opposition to the backdrop of a shocking fall from Johnson's teammate, Lindsey Vonn, who needed to be airlifted off a course for the second time in two weeks after suffering a brutal crash less than 15 seconds into her run.

That is the primary time Johnson will climb the Olmypic medal podium, having completed seventh within the downhill and 14th within the Tremendous G on the 2018 Video games in PyeongChang. It's the second-ever gold for the US within the girls's downhill and it comes 16 years after Vonn captured one on the Vancouver Video games.

--> That is the primary time Johnson will climb the Olmypic medal podium, having completed seventh within the downhill and 14th within the Tremendous G on the 2018 Video games in PyeongChang. It is the second-ever gold for the US within the girls's downhill and it comes 16 years after Vonn captured one on the Vancouver Video games.

Johnson's path to the highest of the mountain has been bumpy lately. In 2024 she accepted a 14-month ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping agency for whereabouts failure . Her quest to make the earlier Winter Olympics in Beijing have been derailed by a knee damage.

--> Johnson's path to the highest of the mountain has been bumpy lately. In 2024 she accepted a 14-month ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping agency for whereabouts failure . Her quest to make the earlier Winter Olympics in Beijing have been derailed by a knee damage.