Olympic skier Breezy Johnson broke down in tears during the national anthem after she won a gold medal in the women’s downhill on Sunday.
Breezy Johnson won the first gold medal for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
She bested Germany and Italy, finishing in 1:36.10.
“Breezy Johnson raced to gold in the women’s downhill, edging Germany’s Emma Aicher by four hundredths of a second and Italy’s Sofia Goggia by more than a half second to stand atop an Olympic podium for the first time,” NBC News reported.
Drone footage showed Johnson exercising incredible control as she sped down the slope.
Watch Breezy Johnson’s winning run:
Breezy Johnson secures Team USA’s first gold medal of the #WinterOlympics in the women’s downhill! pic.twitter.com/E24hNSNOtv
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 8, 2026
Breezy Johnson got overwhelmed with emotion during the national anthem as a flag bearer hoisted the American flag during the ceremony.
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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn successfully underwent surgery on Sunday after she got injured approximately 15 seconds into her run.
Vonn was airlifted after she lost control, crashed hard, and broke her leg just two weeks after tearing her ACL.
CBS Sports reported:
The worst-case scenario for Olympian Lindsey Vonn came just seconds into the women’s downhill final in Cortina, Italy, on Sunday afternoon.
Vonn’s body struck a gate as she made her first big jump less than 13 seconds into her run, altering her momentum and direction, prompting a scary crash as she flung sideways and bombed out.
The race was on hold for more than 20 minutes as Vonn was tended to on the course. The scene at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre was eerily quiet, as thousands at the bottom of the mountain, including Vonn’s family, were left stunned and largely speechless.
The worldwide feed initially caught audio of Vonn’s brutal cries from pain after her horrifying spill. Downhill skiing is the fastest and most dangerous alpine event; the Olympia delle Tofane course routinely saw Sunday’s racers eclipse 75 miles per hour as they hurled themselves down one the world-renowned venue.
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