Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson have won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin competes in a slalom run of a women's team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday.
The Americans beat silver medalists Lara Gut-Behrami and Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.39 seconds.The gold was Shiffrin’s 15th career medal from world championships and she matches the record set in the 1930s by German skier Christl Cranz.Lindsey Vonn finished the downhill 2.51 seconds off the lead in 21st position and ended up in 16th after her teammate AJ Hurt raced in the slalom.
The team combined entails one racer competing in a downhill run and another in a slalom, with their two times added up to determine the final results.
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