HUFFPOST - U.S. Olympic Champion Breezy Johnson Crashes Out… Straight Into A Proposal
Cameras captured the ski star beaming as she showed off her new engagement ring.
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - At the Olympics, skier Breezy Johnson won a gold medal — and an engagement ring, too
When Johnson and her partner Connor Watkins met on Bumble, he had "no idea" who she was. "I was out-kicking my coverage," he said
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - Mikaela Shiffrin set to ski for the first time in the Olympics in team combined event
The team combined event pairs a downhill skier with a slalom skier. The top U.S. duo — the slalom star Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson, who won gold in the downhill on Sunday — is a medal favorite.
AXIOS (Ina Fried) - A day of highs and lows for Team USA
A Sunday that began with Lindsey Vonn's screams of pain after crashing in the downhill ended with cheers of jubilation as Team USA edged out Japan for gold in team figure skating. The big picture: It truly was the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Driving the news: Vonn, 41, was trying to continue her comeback despite a ruptured ACL but crashed shortly into her run and had to be airlifted to a hospital, where she was later diagnosed with a broken leg. - While Vonn failed to finish, fellow American Breezy Johnson took the gold medal, becoming the first American to medal at this year's Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn crashes during her run in the women's downhill on Sunday.
NPR (Emily Kwong) - Breezy Johnson wins gold, while Lindsey Vonn crash ends comeback quest
On the first Sunday of the Olympic Winter Games, downhill skier Breezy Johnson captured the first gold for Team USA. And alpine racer Lindsay Vonn crashed and was transported to the hospital with a broken leg.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Lindsey Vonn crashes out during downhill race in Winter Olympics | Morning in America
Skier Lindsey Vonn, representing Team USA in the Winter Olympics, crashed within 15 seconds into her downhill race. She was racing on a torn ACL at age 41. Meanwhile, skier Breezy Johnson won Team USA's first gold medal. USA TODAY sports reporter Jordan Mendoza discusses on "Morning in America with Hena Doba." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - U.S. athlete Breezy Johnson wins gold medal in women’s alpine skiing downhill, Lindsey Vonn crashes
Germany’s Emma Aicher won silver and Italy’s Sofia Goggia took bronze
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - Breezy Johnson's downhill gold is America's first medal of 2026 Winter Olympics
Breezy Johnson's first Olympic medal is a gold, won in a race marred by the crash of teammate Lindsey Vonn