Winter Olympics 2026 AM roundup: Lindsey Vonn crashes, Breezy Johnson wins gold

February 8, 2026

There was both very good and very bad Sunday morning in Italy. Here is what’s gone down so far on Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games:

The first medal for the United States comes courtesy of Breezy Johnson, who became just the second American woman to win gold in the women’s downhill. Johnson has been overshadowed by her more famous teammate, Lindsey Vonn, but took the slop at Cortina by storm, setting the pace early and holding on for a monumental victory for her.

Unfortunately, it was overshadowed by what happened midway through the event with her teammate, Vonn. yahoo!sports