American skier Breezy Johnson claimed gold in the women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, marking her first major event medal. Johnson's victory came two months after returning from a 14-month ban for anti-doping rule violations.
Breezy Johnson claimed gold in the women's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, on Saturday. Johnson crossed the finish line 0.15 seconds ahead of Austria's Mirjam Puchner, who took silver. Czech skier Ester Ledecka secured bronze, finishing 0.21 seconds behind Johnson. Lindsey Vonn, competing in her comeback season after retiring in 2019 due to injuries, trailed her American teammate by 1.96 seconds, placing 15th.
This victory marked Johnson's first medal at a major event, arriving two months after she returned from a 14-month ban imposed for three anti-doping rule violations. Despite seven podium finishes in her career, Johnson had not secured a win in a World Cup race and hadn't stood on the podium since December 2021. A series of knee injuries hampered her progress, forcing her to miss the 2018-19 season and the 2022 Olympics. Saturday's race took place exactly one year before the downhill event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
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