Breezy Johnson is the fourth American woman to win the downhill at the World Alpine Skiing Championships, marking the first major victory of her career. Johnson, the first racer, put down a time and then waited in the finish area for more than an hour to see if anybody would beat it. No one did.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday. Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria. Czech skier Ester Ledecka came 0.21 behind in third to take bronze.

American Breezy Johnson wins the women's downhill title at the World Ski Championships after returning from a 14-month ban.