Gold medal winner Breezy Johnson dedicates race to dad
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Breezy Johnson became the second American woman in history to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing.
- The victory took place during the Olympic Games hosted in Italy.
- Johnson dedicated her historic achievement to her father, who could not attend the event.
- Her father was sidelined by a recent accident that made international travel impossible.
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📄 Original Source Content
After Breezy Johnson become the second American woman ever to win the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing, she was thinking about her dad, who was recently in an accident and couldn’t make the trip to Italy, she told NBC News’ Molly Hunter.