See How Breezy Johnson Won Downhill Gold by 0.04 SecondsIn less time than it takes to blink, Breezy Johnson eked out the United States’ first gold medal of these Winter Games with a blistering run down the Cortina d’Ampezzo women’s downhill. After a leg-burning, ski-chattering mile and a half, Johnson beat Emma Aicher of Germany by 0.04 seconds. Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill 1 Breezy Johnson 1:36.10 2 Emma Aicher +0.04 3 Sofia Goggia +0.59 4 Jacqueline Wiles +0.86Back in 2018 at the Pyeongchang Games, Goggia became the first Italian woman to win an Olympic downhill. At the fourth interval, Johnson and Aicher were just 0.04 seconds apart, the same margin that would separate them at the finish. “My heart aches for her,” said Johnson, the second American woman to win an Olympic downhill, after Vonn in 2010.

Source: International New York Times February 09, 2026 02:53 UTC