U.S. downhill skier Breezy Johnson thought her Olympic dreams were dashed in 2022 when she injured her knee in a crash just weeks before the Beijing Games.

For Breezy Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday: It was full of jarring bumps that nearly knocked her off course, but not off target.

Only one competitor, Germany's Emma Aicher, truly challenged Johnson in the race; Aicher won silver after finishing in 1:36.14, just four-hundredths of a second behind.