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Lindsey Vonn’s fairy tale Olympics came to *** brutal stop on the downhill course. She had said that her goal was to make it to the starting gate, but she didn’t make it much farther. It seemed almost too good to be true. 9 days after rupturing her left ACL, Lindsey Vonn met her goal of starting the downhill race. 13th on the start list and just 13 seconds into her run, Vonn clipped *** gate, spun around, and crashed hard, leaving fans watching, gasping. It was just Shocking how fast it happened and how early in the run. You think it’s 90 seconds she’s got it. She’s done all this prep. It’s *** great story. And then for it to fall apart in 15 seconds was heartbreaking. Vaughn had to be airlifted from the course while the competition went on hold and her teammates watched. Her coach said that she was cheering for me in the helicopter, so I hope, I hope for the best for her. I hope that it’s not too bad. And yeah, I mean my Aches for her. It’s such *** brutal sport sometimes. American Breezy Johnson, the world champion in downhill, took Olympic gold, Team USA’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. I hope that we can keep this ball rolling, and yeah, I mean, I guess it’s exciting and *** little bit surreal to be the first one or whatever. The Fellow Americans Jackie Wild came in 4th and Bella Wright came in 21st at the Milan Cortina Olympics. I’m Juha Fitzpatrick.
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U.S. gold medalist Breezy Johnson surprised with snowy proposal after Super-G crash
Four days ago, Breezy Johnson won Olympic gold in downhill skiing. Now, the American star has a new piece of jewelry.The 30-year-old Johnson received a surprise proposal Thursday after her run in the Super-G ended in a crash. Above video: Breezy Johnson wins gold as Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhillHer boyfriend, Connor Watkins, surprised Johnson at the base of the run in Cortina D’Ampezzo. Johnson tearfully accepted.It was a day of mixed emotions for Johnson, who slammed into the fencing on her super-G run. After the fall, she was able to stand up without aid. Super-G is short for “super giant slalom,” a race that blends the high speeds of downhill with the tighter, more technical turns of giant slalom.Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter.The 30-year-old Johnson joins Vonn, 41, as the only American women to win the Olympic downhill. Johnson finished in 1 minute, 36.10 seconds to hold off Emma Aicher of Germany by just .04 seconds, securing the first medal for the United States of these Winter Games in the process. 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
Four days ago, Breezy Johnson won Olympic gold in downhill skiing. Now, the American star has a new piece of jewelry.
The 30-year-old Johnson received a surprise proposal Thursday after her run in the Super-G ended in a crash.
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Above video: Breezy Johnson wins gold as Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill
Her boyfriend, Connor Watkins, surprised Johnson at the base of the run in Cortina D’Ampezzo. Johnson tearfully accepted.
It was a day of mixed emotions for Johnson, who slammed into the fencing on her super-G run. After the fall, she was able to stand up without aid.
Super-G is short for “super giant slalom,” a race that blends the high speeds of downhill with the tighter, more technical turns of giant slalom.
Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter.
The 30-year-old Johnson joins Vonn, 41, as the only American women to win the Olympic downhill. Johnson finished in 1 minute, 36.10 seconds to hold off Emma Aicher of Germany by just .04 seconds, securing the first medal for the United States of these Winter Games in the process.
