Breezy Johnson is the fourth American woman to win the downhill at the World Alpine Skiing Championships, marking the first major victory of her career. Johnson, the first racer, put down a time and then waited in the finish area for more than an hour to see if anybody would beat it. No one did.

Breezy Johnson won women's downhill gold for the United States, setting an unbeatable pace after going first out of the start hut, at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Saturday. The medal was the first in a major event for the 29-year-old,

Every race of the 2025 World Alpine Skiing Championships airs live on Peacock from Saalbach, Austria. The World Championships from Feb. 4-16 feature men’s and women’s downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and team combined races, plus a mixed-gender team parallel event to start the competition.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday. Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Czech skier Ester Ledecka came 0.21 behind in third to take bronze.

Breezy Johnson won women's downhill gold for the United States, after going first out of the start hut and setting an unbeatable pace, at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Saturday.

A young skier went straight to work at the Alpine skiing world championships, with every ounce of effort paying off.