CORTINA, D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Jacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan upstaged their Olympic champion teammates, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin.
Wiles and Moltzan won bronze in the women's team combined event on Tuesday, Feb. 10. It was the first Olympic medal for both and comes two days after Wilesfinished fourth in the downhill, missing the podium by 0.27 seconds.
Wiles was fourth in the downhill portion of the event, 0.45 seconds behind fellow AmericanBreezy Johnson. Moltzan laid down a slalom time of 44.87 to vault the pairing one spot higher with a combined time of 2:21.91.
Austria's Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher took silver in 2:21.71.
Johnson and Shiffrin were the pre-race favorites after winning the event when it made its debut at last year's world championships, but Shiffrin posted a slow slalom score (45.38) to drop the team off the podium and into fourth.
Johnson won the Olympic downhillon Sunday, Feb. 8. Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic champion.
Athletes have flocked to Italy to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics. See the most stunning images from the Milano Cortina games. Sofiia Dovhal of Poland and Wiktor Kulesza of Poland in action during the Milano Cortina 2026 figure skating team event Feb. 6, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Incredible photos from 2026 Winter Olympics
Athletes have flocked to Italy to compete in the2026 Winter Olympics. See the most stunning images from the Milano Cortina games.Sofiia Dovhal of Poland and Wiktor Kulesza of Poland in action during the Milano Cortina 2026 figure skating team event Feb. 6, 2026.
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