"Aicher told German broadcaster ZDF that the course had been aggressive over every jump, and that she had initially not been able to work out how good her performance had been. "It just felt absolutely wild. Every jump kind of tore me apart," she said. "To be honest, I didn't think it would work out after the run." After learning about the medal, Aicher at first expressed frustration at narrowly missing gold before realizing the scale of her achievement."
"However, celebrations on the podium were somewhat overshadowed after US star Lindsey Vonn suffered a fall and was taken to the hospital. How did Germany win its first medal of the games? Aicher finished second in the downhill, earning a silver for Germany. The 22-year-old was beaten by just 0.04 seconds by US world champion Breezy Johnson, who clinched gold. Italy's Sofia Goggia took bronze in front of a home crowd. The result marks Germany's first individual Olympic skiing medal in 12 years."
Emma Aicher won silver in the Olympic downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, securing Germany's first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Aicher, 22, was beaten by 0.04 seconds by US world champion Breezy Johnson, who took gold, while Italy's Sofia Goggia earned bronze. The result ended a 12-year drought for Germany in individual Olympic skiing medals. Aicher described the course as aggressive over every jump and called her run "absolutely wild," initially doubting the result before appreciating the medal. Lindsey Vonn crashed early after recently tearing a left knee ligament and was airlifted to hospital after a somersaulting fall.
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