alpine
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Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the alpine skiing downhill at the Winter Olympics on Sunday after Lindsey Vonn's comeback ended with a horror crash.
From Barron's
Vonn, the 41-year-old alpine skiing star competing on one rebuilt knee and another with a torn ligament, appeared to tag the fourth gate hard with her right shoulder as she carved through a corner.
The men's downhill, the prestige event of alpine skiing and the first major competitive highlight of the Milan-Cortina Games, is slated for 1030 GMT on Saturday.
From Barron's
Team USA is most likely to see the biggest gains from Beijing 2022 in speed skating, figure skating and alpine skiing.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of five host clusters for the Olympics, will stage alpine skiing, biathlon, curling, and sliding events.
From BBC
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