alpine
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Johnson, who won gold in the women's downhill alpine skiing, showed her broken medal at the post-event media conference.
From BBC
Vonn’s crash highlights both the unforgiving nature of alpine skiing and the extraordinary lengths elite athletes sometimes go to in pursuit of competition.
From Salon
Breezy Johnson won the gold medal in the alpine skiing downhill at the Winter Olympics on Sunday after Lindsey Vonn's comeback ended with a horror crash.
From Barron's
Vonn, the 41-year-old alpine skiing star competing on one rebuilt knee and another with a torn ligament, appeared to tag the fourth gate hard with her right shoulder as she carved through a corner.
The men's downhill, the prestige event of alpine skiing and the first major competitive highlight of the Milan-Cortina Games, is slated for 1030 GMT on Saturday.
From Barron's
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