American Breezy Johnson was awarded a new gold medal, she announced Tuesday, after her medal fell from its ribbon while jumping to celebrate her victory in the downhill race at the Winter Olympics. Johnson was disappointed to win a second gold within two days, after her close friend, Mikaela Shiffrin, failed to win a medal in the women's team competition, which she is competing in partnership with Johnson.

Published on: 02/10/2026 - 15:43

American Breezy Johnson won a new gold medal, she announced on Tuesday, after her first medal fell from her ribbon while jumping on the podium in joy at her victory in the downhill race at the Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Johnson, who watched her medal come off the ribbon as she celebrated her first Winter Olympics title on Sunday, remains a favorite to add more gold in the women's team combined event.

"Yes, they gave me a new medal, but it still has to be engraved, so it has to be done," she told reporters. She explained that she had to return the old medal, because "they don't let you keep more than one of them."

The 30-year-old was a great candidate to win her second gold medal in two days, after achieving the fastest time in the downhill race in the women's team combined. She said that she might avoid jumping and celebrating on the podium if she wins gold, adding, "Unless I'm holding the medal, then I might jump."

disappointment

But her close friend Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful skater in the history of the sport, who competes in these competitions in partnership with Johnson, suffered another Olympic disappointment, failing to win a medal in the women's team competition, which was won by the Austrian duo Ariane Radler and Katerina Huber.

The American team was the most likely to win the gold after Johnson topped the time in the morning downhill race, but Shiffrin disappointed hopes in a painful reminder of what happened in the 2022 Games, ending her participation in fifteenth place in the slalom, and her team in fourth place.

The team race consists of a female competitor competing in the downhill race and another participating in the slalom race, where the times of the two races are added together to determine the results.

France 24/AFP

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