By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson wants her broken gold medal back. The U.S. Alpine skier told Reuters that the medal she won in Sunday's race down Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olimpia delle Tofane piste had been replaced after it broke.

The Alpine skiing competition begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's programs.

Men's Alpine skiing events will be held at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, while the women's events will be at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The women's Alpine skiing downhill event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will air on NBC and USA Network, and stream live on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Ryan Cochran-Siegle turned in his best result since the 2022 Beijing Olympics on the 54th anniversary of his mother's gold medal slalom win in 1972.

By Marleen Kaesebier and Kurt Hall BORMIO, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Skier Issa Laborde is ready to make his Olympic debut for Kenya after his compatriot Sabrina Simader pulled out of her own races due to financial constraints.

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