Breezy Johnson wins 1st gold for US
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"Most of the knitting is escapism," the Olympic gold medalist said. "I'm usually not thinking about skiing when I'm knitting."
Neither Ariane Raedler nor Katharina Huber have ever won a World Cup skiing race. Yet now they are Olympic champions. The Austrian duo won gold in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday when Mikaela Shiffrin surprisingly crossed fourth after wasting a first-run lead by teammate Breezy
This gallery showcases top photos from Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.
Another Team USA pair did, however, take home some silverware: Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan won bronze after a strong combined effort in both runs. Shiffrin took to social media to congratulate her compatriots for their “deserved” win: “Congrats,