SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – The first gold medal won by an American at the Winter Olympics in Italy was won by Rowmark Ski Academy graduate Breezy Johnson.
Johnson became just the second American woman to win the Olympic downhill, along with Lindsey Vonn in 2010. Vonn crashed earlier in the race, breaking her leg.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Johnson said after the race. “It’s been so much work, so I’m just happy that it paid off.”…