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WWU student Breezy Johnson takes 7th in Olympic downhill event

United States' Breezy Johnson competes in the women's super-G at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) Photo: Associated Press/Alessandro Trovati


Breezy Johnson came in 7th and was the third highest placing American in the Olympic downhill skiing event Tuesday night. She was behind USA’s Lindsey Vonn who won the Bronze Medal and Alice McKennis who took 5th place. The WWU student posted a time of 1 minute 40.34. This is Johnson’s third straight top-8 finish in the downhill.

Last week she took 14th in the Super-G event.

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