The Swiss Franjo von Allmen won the title of Olympic champion in downhill by conquering the track in Bormio in 1:51.61 minutes and thus became the first gold medal winner at this year’s Winter Olympic Games, which were officially opened in Milan on Friday.
Von Allmen (24) confirmed his excellent form with his triumph in Bormio, six days ago he also celebrated in Crans Montana in the last race of the World Cup before the ZOI, and combined the titles of world champion and Olympic winner in the downhill because last year in Saalbach he reached the world gold.
Silver and bronze medals were won by local representatives. He was second with 20 hundredths Giovanni Franzoni (24), and the third is a veteran Dominic Paris (36) with a time 50 hundredths slower than Von Allmen.
Franzoni confirmed on home soil that he is at the beginning of 2026 in life formlast month in Wengen he reached his first victory in the World Cup by celebrating in the super giant slalom, and then won the downhill in Kitzbühel.
Paris is doing great towards the end of his career took advantage of the home field because he won as many as seven World Cup victories in Bormio, six in the downhill and one in the super giant slalom.
Today’s best skier, four-time consecutive World Cup winner, winner of the Little Crystal Globe in the downhill for the last two seasons and convincing leader in the overall order this season, the Swiss Marco Odermatt (28) was left without a medal, in a disappointing fourth place. He was 70 hundredths behind his younger representative colleague Von Allmen.
ZOI, downhill skiers, final standings:
1. Franjo von Allmen ŠVI 1:51.61
2. Giovanni Franzoni ITA 1:51.81
3. Dominic Paris ITA 1:52.11
4.Marco Odermatt ŠVI 1:52.31
5.Alexis Monney SWI 1:52.36
6.Vincent Kriechmayr AUT 1:52.38
7. Daniel Hemetsberger AUT 1:52.58
8. Nils Allegre FRA 1:52.80
9.James Crawford CAN 1:53.00
10. Kyle Negomir USA 1:53.20
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(Hina | Photo: FIS, Raniero Corbelletti / Julia Piatkowska)
