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American Breezy Johnson wins downhill gold, Lindsey Vonn airlifted off course after crash
NBC ^ | 2/8/26 | Macklin Stern

Posted on 02/08/2026 2:14:23 PM PST by BigEdLB

On a Sunday morning filled with all kinds of emotion, American Breezy Johnson won the women’s Olympic downhill race. It was the first gold medal of Johnson’s career and the first awarded to the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcolympics.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: breezy; breezyjohnson; downhillrace; olympics; winterolympics

A genuine winner - She was in tears and singing the words
1 posted on 02/08/2026 2:14:23 PM PST by BigEdLB
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To: BigEdLB

Glad for Breezy! A local kid done well. She crashed and burned on this course a few years ago and has fought to make a come back. A great story!

As for Lindsey, she was going for it (acl and all) and cut a gate a smidge too close. Looking at the crash, I would not be surprised if her bone fracture isn’t a spiral break. Not good.


2 posted on 02/08/2026 2:28:35 PM PST by llevrok (“'Remember when' is the lowest form of conversation.” - Tony Soprano)
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To: BigEdLB

And the American hating punks on the team drag them all down in the crab bucket. Personally I don’t care one whit about any of them as the loudmouths on the team are the ones who speak for the whole team and who the sponsors and coaches support.


3 posted on 02/08/2026 2:30:54 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: Organic Panic

Actually, the loudmouth members of the teams are the ones that the propaganda media publicize the most. We have no idea how many are patriotic Americans


4 posted on 02/08/2026 2:55:58 PM PST by Freee-dame (The left never dreamed that Trump would be back in the White House in 2025. )
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To: BigEdLB

“In December 2017, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn stated she would not visit the White House and was representing the people of the U.S., not President Donald Trump, at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Vonn criticized the government’s direction, saying she aimed to represent the country, not the administration.”


5 posted on 02/08/2026 3:29:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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To: BigEdLB

Bless her. She represents me and the land that I love.


6 posted on 02/08/2026 3:31:53 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: llevrok
Best comment from a sports blog site …

”The Paralympics are coming up in a few weeks. Vonn may be ready to compete by then.”

7 posted on 02/08/2026 3:39:49 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: BigEdLB

Vonn is a loser with a huge ego.


8 posted on 02/08/2026 4:29:18 PM PST by Kleon
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I feel nothing for her. Total indifference. Like, huh, she crashed. Who? So what.


9 posted on 02/08/2026 5:28:38 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BigEdLB

Great patriot and incredible athlete, sad this didn’t work out for her, but she gave I t her all.


10 posted on 02/08/2026 5:33:36 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: Secret Agent Man

And yet you felt the need to come on this thread and post that.

Fine, please be sure to let us know when someone you admire or respect suffers a setback so we can return the assholery.


11 posted on 02/08/2026 5:39:52 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: BigEdLB

Poor Vonn...Having to scream her anti Trump/America rants from a wheelchair. tsk tsk


12 posted on 02/08/2026 5:54:26 PM PST by albie
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To: bigbob

So, you admire and respect her...


13 posted on 02/08/2026 5:58:43 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: bigbob

You might respect and admire an anti-America liberal dipwad. I don’t. NO American I know does.


14 posted on 02/08/2026 6:08:15 PM PST by CodeToad
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To: BigEdLB

Sadly the anti American rants by some of the athletes turned me off from watching.


15 posted on 02/08/2026 7:58:27 PM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Kleon

Vonn was representing Walz, Frey and Ellison along with the millions of Skinny Minnie villagers who are now living in 3 million dollar straw huts eating bananas and rice while listening to Kamala singing “Woke Salad Kammie”.


16 posted on 02/08/2026 8:01:33 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I'm boycotting the U.S. Illegal Alien Olympics team. I don't want them morons representing me.)
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