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Breezy Johnson extends downhill streak into U.S. all-time greats territory

Olympic champion Sofia Goggia won her third consecutive World Cup downhill race, while Breezy Johnson joined an exclusive group of U.S. women to make four consecutive World Cup downhill podiums.

The Italian Goggia won by two tenths of a second over Olympic super-G champion Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday.

Johnson was .57 behind in a race that was delayed due to overnight snowfall and had its start moved down due to winds.

Full results are here.

Johnson became the fourth American woman to make four consecutive World Cup downhill podiums, joining Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso and Picabo Street.