How fast do downhill skiers go? A look at the fastest Winter Games sports

As the Winter Olympics return, exhilarating speed-centric sports such as alpine skiing, luge and bobsleigh take the spotlight ...

World record speed skier Simon Billy describes ‘crazy feeling’ of traveling over 158 mph downhill

When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing ...

Breezy Johnson Fastest in Olympic Women's Alpine Skiing, Results for 2026 Combined Downhill

Breezy Johnson put the United States in a formidable position in the women's alpine skiing combined event on Tuesday, ...

Ryan Cochran-Siegle fastest in Olympics downhill training as Norwegian skier airlifted to hospital

American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle was fastest in the opening downhill training session of the Milan Cortina Games.
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Italians Casse, Schieder and Franzoni post three fastest times in second men's downhill training

Alpine skiers Mattia Casse, Florian Schieder and Giovanni Franzoni posted the three fastest times in the second official ...

Alpine skiing-From 1 km/h to 140 km/h: Cortina’s downhill track prepared metre by metre

While the fastest women in the world will soon charge down Cortina’s Olimpia delle Tofane piste at well over 100 km/h, the ...

Mikaela Shiffrin Fails to Medal with USA, Results for Women's Olympic Alpine Skiing Team Combined

United States duo Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan finished ahead of compatriots Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson to take ...

Men’s Olympic downhill: Skiers must be brave and a ‘little bit crazy’ to race the Stelvio

You can hear the sound of the skis slapping into frozen bumps, the air whooshing as the racers fly past; legs screaming, ...
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American Breezy Johnson wins downhill gold, Lindsey Vonn airlifted off course after crash

Breezy Johnson won gold in the women's Olympic downhill in Cortina, while Emma Aicher took silver, Sofia Goggia snagged silver and Lindsey Vonn crashed hard.