Bryce Bennett added to a long list of American success in Val Gardena by winning the first classic downhill of the World Cup season on Saturday. Bennett joins teammate Steven Nyman (three downhill victories) and Bode Miller (one super-G victory) as American winners at the resort in the Dolomites. Goggia and Johnson finish 1-2 at Val-d’IsèreOlympic champion Sofia Goggia and her American rival Breezy Johnson finished 1-2 in a women’s World Cup downhill for the third time this season on Saturday. Goggia stretched her unbeaten run in the discipline to a year, having won all seven World Cup downhills she competed in since 18 December 2020. Breezy Johnson of the US finished second in a World Cup downhill for a third time this year.

Source: The Guardian December 19, 2021 05:04 UTC