The first gold medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games was awarded on Saturday at the men’s downhill race.
On a picture-perfect day in Bormio, Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen powered through the challenging course in 1 minute, 51.61 seconds.
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His time was good enough to withstand the challenge of Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni, who finished 0.2 of a second behind von Allmen to take the silver medal. Franzoni’s teammate, Dominik Paris, had a fast run to take bronze and knock Marco Odermatt of Team Switzerland off the podium.
The highest-ranked American in the men’s downhill was Kyle Negomir, who finished 10th.
There will be other medals handed out Saturday as the women’s skiathlon is underway at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Lago, Italy.
