Switzerland claims first gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics in men’s downhill

Swiss satellite champion Franjo von Allmen has taken location the archetypal golden medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, beating retired Italian favourite and Bormio specializer Dominik Paris successful the men’s downhill by fifty-hundredths of a second.

The 24-year-old skier, competing successful his archetypal Olympics, held the apical of the podium for astir of the last astatine Stelvio Ski Center successful Bormio connected Saturday morning. He finished his tally successful 1:51.61, reaching apical speeds of 83.77 mph successful the last agelong of his run. 

Franjo von Allmen speeds down the people during an alpine skiing men’s downhill contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Bormio, Italy. The contention took spot connected Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

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The big federation picked up 2 medals to circular retired the podium. 

Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni, 24, earned a metallic medal successful his archetypal Winter Olympics, finishing two-tenths of a 2nd down von Allmen. Paris, a grounds six-time World Cup victor successful Bormio, earned a bronze medal successful what is his 5th Olympics.

Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, golden medalist successful the alpine skiing men’s downhill, waves arsenic helium arrives for the medal ceremony, flanked by metallic medalist Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni, left, and bronze medalist Italy’s Dominik Paris, astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Bormio, Italy. The medal ceremonial took spot connected Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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The Americans fell abbreviated successful the archetypal medal lawsuit of Milan Cortina. 

Kyle Negomir finished successful the apical 10 successful his archetypal Olympic appearance, three-time Olympians Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle finished 13th and 18th, respectively; and first-time Olympian Sam Morse finished 19th.

Kyle Negomir speeds down the people during the alpine skiing men’s downhill contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Bormio, Italy. The contention took spot connected Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

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Team USA volition person different accidental to medal connected Saturday successful the women’s transverse state skiing skiathlon, women’s 3000-meter velocity skating, women’s mean elevation skis jumping and the men’s snowboard Big Air final. 

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