Born 10 months apart, Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson have known each other since they were placed in the same room at a junior race when they were 11. According to Shiffrin, they were “a little bit lost in a world where young girls were not really supposed to be as ambitious as we were.

The 29-year-old American addressed her 14-month ban by the USADA and her decision to come out publicly as bisexual.

A team combined event was held at the World Championships for the first time, one year before its Olympic debut.