CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'Everything was perfect — the snow, the course, Cortina’s renowned bluebird weather.
Everything was set up then for Breezy Johnson, who was predicted to turn solid, consistent form into a medal in the women’s downhill at the skiing world championships.
Even the one skier who consistently beat Johnson this season, Olympic champion Sofia Goggia, wasn't a factor, because the Italian was out injured.
So what could stop the American in the biggest race of the year? It turned out to be a problem that any skier wearing a face mask and glasses could understand — her goggles fogged up. “I got distracted,” she said on Saturday after the race. “I lost sight of what I needed to do.” That was all it took for Johnson to make