Knitting, dancing and SpongeBob are all part of the show for US medalists at skiing worlds

United States' Breezy Johnson at the finish area of a downhill run of a women's team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

United States' Breezy Johnson at the finish area of a downhill run of a women's team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)


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SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Two gold medals and one very special headband. American skier Breezy Johnson is leaving the world championships with more hardware than she expected and with a headband dedicated to host Austria. Johnson enjoys knitting and started making a headband in the red-and-white colors of the host country's flag before her downhill victory and finished it in time to wear on the podium for her team combined win with Mikaela Shiffrin. Teammate Lauren Macuga performed a dance that was a tribute to SpongeBob and "the inflatable things that are at a car dealership."

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