Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson are reigning world champs in team combined, which is one run of downhill and one run of slalom.

Just one year after its inaugural contest at the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, the women’s team combined event is making its Olympic debut. In the women’s team combined, two-person teams are assigned to compete in downhill and slalom,

Mikaela Shiffrin will make her debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the women's team combined after being paired with downhill gold winner Breezy Johnson, the USA's ski team announced on Monday.

Downhill champion Breezy Johnson was heading for a golden "double double" at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday after dominating the opening leg of the women's Alpine skiing team combined to set up U.S. first team partner Mikaela Shiffrin for the decisive slalom run.

Breezy Johnson topped the downhill portion of the Olympic alpine combined team event and barring disaster from superstar partner Mikaela Shiffrin in the slalom run will be able to claim a second Milan/Cortina gold later on Tuesday.

The most successful World Cup Alpine skier of all time Mikaela Shiffrin and downhill world and Olympic champion Breezy Johnson will form a U.S. power pairing in the women's team combined at the Milano Cortina Games.