All About Olympic Skier Breezy Johnson’s Parents, Greg Johnson and Heather Noble

NEED TO KNOW

• Greg Johnson and Heather Noble met while skiing in Wyoming
• They raised their two kids, Breezy and Finn, on the slopes
• Breezy dedicated her gold medal victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics to her dad

Skiing runs in OlympianBreezy Johnson's family — her parents, Greg Johnson and Heather Noble, enjoy carving down the mountain, too.

The couple first met in the ski town of Jackson Hole, Wyo., and eventually wed. They went on to welcome their son, Finn, and their daughter Breezy, who was born Breanna.

Finn and Breezy were raised on the slopes in Idaho and Wyoming, both learning to ski at the age of 3 with Greg as their first instructor. Breezy was always "super serious" about the sport and had dreams of becoming an Olympic alpine ski racer, as she told 1889in April 2018.

She made that dream a reality in 2018, earning a spot on Team USA at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. After being sidelined by injury and forced to miss the 2022 Games, Breezy staged a powerful comeback in 2026, returning to the Olympic stage in Italy — and capturing gold in the women’s downhill on Feb. 8.

Her victory carried extra meaning, as Breezy's parents weren’t able to make the trip after Greg was injured just weeks earlier. Still, they were top of mind when Breezy crossed the finish line.

"It's been a tough couple of weeks. My dad found out that he can't ski again," she tearfully told NBC Sports after her win. "I felt like I needed to ski fast for him."

Here's everything to know about Breezy Johnson’s parents, Greg Johnson and Heather Noble.

Greg and Heather are both from the East Coast

Heather, an attorney, was born in Washington, D.C., while Greg, who works in construction, grew up in New Hampshire, per Buckrail.

"[My mom] came west to live in a small town in the mountains, where she met and married my dad," Breezy told KOAA News5 in December 2021. "She is still married to my father, but never took his name."

Though Heather didn’t pick up skiing until her 20s, Greg was raised on the slopes and competed in ski races as a child.

"My parents still volunteer many weekends at ski races," Breezy added.

Greg and Heather welcomed two kids 

Greg and Heather first became parents when they welcomed their son, Finn. On Jan. 19, 1996, Breezy joined the family during a Jackson Hole blizzard.

They settled in Victor, Idaho — just over the Wyoming state line from Jackson Hole — building a life that straddled two states. Both Greg and Heather worked in Wyoming, and their kids attended school there, making the daily mountain commute part of their routine.

But that setup wasn’t always simple. The mountain pass between Idaho and Wyoming could close without warning due to avalanches, occasionally leaving the kids stuck on the opposite side of the state line. When that happened, they’d sometimes spend the night with a cousin in Wyoming until the roads reopened.

"Sometimes we’d say, ah, screw it, we’ll drive around it, which is like 100 miles," Heather told NBC Sports in February 2021.

Greg taught Breezy and Finn how to ski 

Breezy and Finn were just 3 years old when they clicked into their first pair of skis. Their earliest lessons didn’t take place on a mountain — but in the family driveway, where Greg coached them through 10-yard glides.

“Dad pushed her, and I was at the receiving end,” Heather recalled to NBC Sports.

Finn quickly became Breezy’s first true rival on the slopes. The siblings pushed each other to get faster and sharper — and, admittedly, made life a little difficult for their instructors along the way.

“My brother and I were pains in the butt to any resort we were at,” she told 1889. “We were better skiers than our instructors even as kids, so we’d ditch them and rip around the mountain on our own."

They legally changed their daughter’s name in 2013

For the first two years of her life, Heather and Greg called their daughter by her given name, Breanna.

“When you name your kids when they’re born, you don’t know who they are,” Heather told The Seattle Timesin February 2018, recalling how the nickname first came about. It was Breezy's grandmother who floated the idea.

“She said, ‘I had this neighbor with a daughter named Breanna, and they call her Breezy, ’ ” Heather continued. “And I thought, ‘That’s perfect. That’s who the kid is.’ ”

The name stuck — so much so that Heather and Greg legally changed Breanna’s name to Breezy shortly before she graduated from high school.

“I held off for a while because it was kind of a cute name, and I wasn’t sure if she’d grow out of it,” Heather said. “But it’s perfect."

Greg and Heather were unable to attend the 2026 Winter Olympics

After capturing gold in the women’s downhill at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, Breezy revealed that neither of her parents were in Italy to see it in person. On Jan. 19, Greg suffered a serious injury that left him sidelined at home, and Heather remained stateside to care for him — cheering their daughter on from afar instead.

“He broke his leg. He has a knee replacement, and they had to replace the knee replacement,” she told CBS News in February 2026. “He found out that he can never ski again. He taught me to ski, and that really made me feel a lot of things because I think about what if somebody told me I could never ski again. My heart goes out to him.”

Greg was “heartbroken” to miss the Games, especially since he’s “the biggest Olympic nerd." After she secured gold, her parents were “pretty relaxed about it, but they were really excited," Breezy added.

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