Breezy Johnson Shares Her Olympic Gold Medal Tragedy
Breezy Johnson recently gave Team USA some big news during the 2026 Winter Olympics. However, during a news conference, she revealed that something recently went wrong when it came to going for the gold. Since then, commentators, including other Olympians, have commented on the story.
Breezy Johnson Previously Competed In The 2018 Winter Olympics
Born Breanna Noble Johnson, Breezy is an American World Cup alpine ski racer who grew up in Victor, Idaho. Her first World Cup season was in 2017. At the time, Johnson finished 18th in the downhill standings.
Johnson previously competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics at the age of 22. She also qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics. However, an injury kept her from competing at the time.
More recently, Johnson competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she earned the USA’s second gold medal in women’s downhill on Sunday. Reportedly, she beat out Germany’s Emma Aicher by just four hundredths of a second.
This medal was also the first won by the United States for the 2026 games. However, she recently shared some bad news after she left the medal stand.
While celebrating, the ribbon attached to the medal broke off. This caused the medal to fall and break into three pieces.
As shared by The Athletic, Johnson recently spoke about the incident with reporters. She shared, “Well, I was jumping up and down in excitement, and it fell off. I think that’s maybe why it broke.”
Having a sense of humor about the situation, Johnson expressed hope that her medal would soon be fixed. As the outlet noted, she continued, “I don’t know that the Italians are known for their engineering. I assume someone will fix it.”
Fans, & Even Other Olympians, Have Also Been Sharing Their Reactions To The Story
During Johnson’s news conference, she also showed her broken medal, calling it a “show-and-tell moment.” She added, “It is heavy, it’s broken. It’s a look.”
However, Johnson could have a chance at another gold medal. This could happen if things go well for her in the women’s combined team competition.
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Both Johnson and Team USA shared the video of Johnson sharing the story on their respective Instagram accounts. Following this, various figures have responded to the story. Olympic champion and television personality Summer Sanders, for example, shared, “Haha! It will get fixed! Congrats. Welcome to the ‘broke a medal’ club!”
Many fans have also since shared their own reactions to the story on social media. Some comments included:
- “Classic winner move – broke the medal because she was too busy celebrating!”
- “‘It’s not crazy broken, but it’s a little broken’ … I think she’s describing my life.”
- “Hey, it’s ok you should be jumping up and down with excitement!!”
- “Those medals should be excitement proof!”
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