American skier Breezy Johnson secured Team USA's first gold medal of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in the women's downhill race on Saturday, a victory overshadowed by a crash that took out teammate Lindsey Vonn. Johnson, 30, completed the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course in 1:36.10, marking her first Olympic medal, according to CBS News. The race also saw Emma Aicher of Germany and Sofia Goggia of Italy take podium positions.
Vonn, 41, crashed seconds into her race after deciding to compete despite a ruptured ACL sustained in a prior World Cup event. According to CBS News, Vonn lost control after appearing to clip a flag and was airlifted from the course. She had come out of retirement to compete in the games.
In other news, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned Sunday over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S., despite Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. McSweeney stated, "The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself," as reported by CBS News. McSweeney took full responsibility for advising Starmer on the appointment.
Meanwhile, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, along with her siblings, released a video Saturday pleading for the safe return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who authorities believe was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home last weekend. In the video, Guthrie stated, "We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us and we will pay," according to CBS News.
Finally, New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday for a post that included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes. "We should all just be able to acknowledge that and move forward," Lawler said, according to ABC News. Lawler, who was one of the first Republicans to criticize Trump over the post on Friday, said that he is taking the White House at its word that the post was a "mistake" made by a staffer.
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