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02/10 05:30 CST Breezy Johnson hands US teammate Mikaela Shiffrin a slim lead
in women's combined
Breezy Johnson hands US teammate Mikaela Shiffrin a slim lead in women's
combined
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) --- Breezy Johnson is poised to earn her second
gold of the Olympics on Tuesday --- as long as teammate Mikaela Shiffrin can
maintain America's advantage in the new team combined event.
The team combined consists of one racer competing in a downhill run and another
in a slalom run, with the times from the two runs added together to determine
the results.
Johnson gave the U.S. a narrow edge by finishing 0.06 seconds ahead of Ariane
Raedler of Austria and 0.27 in front of Laura Pirovano of Italy. Johnson is
seeking her second gold in the Dolomite Mountains after finishing atop the
podium in the downhill on Sunday.
The slalom run is Tuesday afternoon and Shiffrin --- the most decorated skier
in history --- will step into the starter's house in search of a bit of
vindication after failing to medal in any of the six events she entered four
years ago in Beijing.
There were no major crashes on the course where American star Lindsey Vonn
broke her left leg on Sunday, though U.S. teammate Bella Wright lost her
balance exiting Gate 4 --- the same gate Vonn clipped --- and drifted wide of
the following gate. Wright was not injured and skied safely down.
Wright was one of two skiers unable to finish the downhill. Italian star Sofia
Goggia lost her edge just past the midway point, much to the dismay of the
hometown crowd in the bleachers below.
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AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
