Breezy Johnson
Breanna Noble "Breezy" Johnson (born January 19, 1996)[2] is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team.[3] She competes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
| Alpine skier ♀ | |
 Johnson in 2018 | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G |
|---|---|
| Club | Rowmark Ski Academy |
| Born | Breanna Noble Johnson January 19, 1996 Jackson, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
| World Cup debut | December 4, 2015 (age 19) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2017) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 3rd – (2017, 2018, 2020) |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (39th in 2018) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (11th in DH, 2018) |
Born in Jackson, Wyoming, Johnson grew up in nearby Victor, Idaho, and made her World Cup debut in December 2015. In her first World Cup season in 2017, she finished eighteenth in the downhill standings. At the World Cup finals in March at Aspen, Johnson crashed in the downhill and suffered a tibial plateau fracture to her left leg.[4][5] Johnson quickly recovered from this injury and in the 2018 World Cup season she finished 11th in the World Cup downhill standings and competed in the Olympics, finishing 7th in the downhill and 14th in the Super G.
While training in Chile in September 2018, Johnson partially tore her right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and missed the 2019 season.[6][7] She returned to the World Cup circuit in January 2020 with a 25th in the downhill at Altenmarkt and consecutive top tens at Bansko.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | 125 | — | — | — | 50 | — |
| 2017 | 21 | 53 | — | — | 36 | 18 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 39 | — | — | 44 | 11 | — |
| 2019 | 23 | Injured in summer: out for entire season | |||||
| 2020 | 24 | 39 | — | — | 41 | 18 | — |
- Standings through 21 February 2020
Top ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 Jan 2017 |  | Downhill | 10th |
| 2018 | 1 Dec 2017 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Downhill | 10th |
| 3 Feb 2018 |  | Downhill | 4th | |
| 4 Feb 2018 | Downhill | 8th | ||
| 14 Mar 2018 |  | Downhill | 8th | |
| 2020 | 24 Jan 2020 |  | Downhill | 10th |
| 25 Jan 2020 | Downhill | 5th | ||
| 21 Feb 2020 |  | Downhill | 5th |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | — | — | 14 | 7 | — |
References
- "Breezy Johnson". nbcolympics.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- Stefanie Loh (February 9, 2018). "WWU ski racer Breezy Johnson has made it to her first Olympics — but she's just getting started". seattletimes.com.
Heather and her husband, Greg Johnson, named the baby girl who was born in the ski town of Jackson Hole, Wyo. on Jan. 19, 1996, “Breanna Noble Johnson.”
- "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- Hall, Gabbi (March 17, 2017). "Johnson injured in final World Cup downhill". Ski Racing. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- Zaccardi, Nick (March 17, 2017). "American Breezy Johnson suffers leg fracture in downhill crash". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- Graham, Pat (September 18, 2018). "She breezed to 7th at the Olympics, but an ACL tear will slow down this WWU student". Bellingham Herald. (Washington). Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- "Downhill skier Breezy Johnson out for season with torn ACL". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
External links
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- Breezy Johnson at the International Ski Federation
- Breezy Johnson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Breezy Johnson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Breezy Johnson at the International Olympic Committee
- Breezy Johnson at the U.S. Ski Team
- Breezy Johnson at Jackson Hole Resort