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. 

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. 

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. 

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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