The Women’s Team Combined at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics just got electric after the downhill leg, with USA 1 (Breezy Johnson downhill + Mikaela Shiffrin slalom) blasting to the top of the leaderboard!
Johnson, fresh off her individual downhill gold, unleashed another rocket ride on the Tofane course, clocking a blistering 1:36.59 to edge out the field and give Shiffrin – the slalom GOAT – a razor-thin cushion heading into the decisive second run.
Here’s the 🔥 top 10 after downhill (times are downhill splits; final combined decided post-slalom):
USA 1 – Breezy Johnson – 1:36.59 (Slalom: Mikaela Shiffrin)
Austria 1 – Ariane Raedler +0.06 (Katharina Huber)
Italy 1 – Laura Pirovano +0.27 (Martina Peterlini)
USA 2 – Jackie Wiles +0.45 (Paula Moltzan)
Austria 2 – Cornelia Huetter +0.60 (Katharina Truppe)
Germany 1 – Kira Weidle-Winkelmann +0.74 (Emma Aicher)
…and the chase pack tight behind!
This Olympic debut event mixes raw downhill speed from one teammate with razor-sharp slalom precision from the other – total time wins gold. Johnson and Shiffrin, already 2025 world champs in this format, look primed to make history again.
Slalom kicks off at 14:00 CET (that’s 2 PM local time) – don’t blink, because Shiffrin’s gates could turn this lead into Olympic glory! 🇺🇸🥇
