Johnson, who enjoys knitting, 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.
So is younger teammate Lauren Macuga, who won a bronze in super-G in her worlds debut and led the downhill portion of the combined on Tuesday before finishing fourth with teammate Paula Moltzan.
Knitting, dancing and SpongeBob are all part of the show for US medalists at skiing worlds 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.
“I’m kind of superstitious, so I have a thing where I have to have a new headband at the finish of every race or hat,” Johnson said.
