Alpine Ski Racing is fast-paced sport that requires a love for speed. It's a sport with deep roots in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and New England. But just a short drive from Baltimore, the Liberty

Breezy Johnson has won Olympic gold in downhill skiing, overcoming a challenging journey marked by injuries and setbacks.

You can hear the sound of the skis slapping into frozen bumps, the air whooshing as the racers fly past; legs screaming, heart racing, all while navigating swooping turns and a 1,023-meter vertical drop. In under two minutes, the bone-rattling ride is over. If negotiated successfully.

The whirling of helicopter rotors might be the most feared sound in ski racing. Skiers wearing little more than lightly padded bodysuits and helmets hurtling down icy snow at up to 80 mph is scary enough.

Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen has taken home the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games by winning the downhill.

Over his career, Paris has won 24 World Cup races and a world championship in the super-G in 2019. But an Olympic medal has eluded him. His best finish in his nine previous races was fourth in the downhill at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

The U.S. Ski team is balancing conflicting emotions at the Olympics: Joy for Breezy Johnson's downhill gold and devastation after Lindsey Vonn's crash.

MILAN (AP) — Men's downhill in Alpine skiing starts as the first medal event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Saturday, which is officially Day 1 of the Games. Also in the spotlight will be U.