Just 48 hours after winning gold in the women’s Olympic downhill, Breezy Johnson (USA) returns to action Tuesday for the team combined in Cortina where she’ll renew her previously successful partnership with American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin.

The team combined is brand new to the Winter Olympics this year, pairing a country’s top downhill skier with a top slalom skier. Each athlete completes a run in their respective discipline, and the tandem with the fastest cumulative time is the victor.

Countries may start multiple duos based on the depth of their Olympic rosters. The United States, for example, boasts four teams. So do Italy, Austria and Switzerland. Argentina and Germany, by contrast, have one duo.

Johnson and Shiffrin claimed gold in the team combined at the 2025 World Championships in Hinterglemm, Austria — the first time the discipline was staged at a major Alpine skiing event. Johnson also won downhill gold in Hinterglemm, making her a double world champion.

If the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, native is able to secure more Olympic hardware on Tuesday, Johnson will be the first American woman to claim multiple medals at a single Winter Games since her partner Shiffrin did so in 2018.

Speaking of, Shiffrin is the most decorated athlete in the history of the World Cup (Alpine skiing's highest level of competition). Her 108 victories are 34 more than the next active skier on the all time list.

Together, Breezy and Mikaela represent a formidable pair.

The three other American tandems competing in the team combined are Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan, Bella Wright and Nina O’Brien, and Keely Cashman and AJ Hurt.

Wiles finished 4th in Saturday’s Olympic downhill, barely missing the podium. Moltzan, a daring risk-taker with a knack for making remarkable recoveries, has earned four podium finishes on the Cup circuit this season.

Even without Lindsey Vonn (USA) and Lauren Macuga (USA), two top American speed skiers out with injuries, the depth of the U.S. team is unmatched. A podium sweep is a long-shot, but the fact it can be considered a “shot” at all, is noteworthy.

Three-time Olympic downhill medalist Sofia Goggia and Lara Della Mea from Italy; downhill Olympic silver medalist Emma Aicher and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann from Germany; and Corinne Suter and Camille Rast from Switzerland pose the biggest threats to the Americans’ medal hopes.

The women's team combined streams live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com, starting with the downhill at 4:30 a.m. ET. The event will be followed by the slalom at 8 a.m. ET.