Overview
- Connor Watkins knelt at the base of the course wearing a U.S. jacket and presented a silver ring with a blue stone, and Johnson said yes.
- Teammates applauded as the couple embraced, and Johnson told U.S. TV the proposal was what she had hoped for, with Watkins calling the moment emotional.
- The proposal unfolded at the finish of the Super-G won by Italy’s Federica Brignone, drawing attention on a day of mixed results for the Americans.
- Johnson recently won the women’s downhill, and her gold medal was reportedly damaged during exuberant celebrations.
- In the team combined, Johnson led the downhill leg but the U.S. finished fourth after Mikaela Shiffrin struggled in the slalom.