Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen celebrates his victory in the men's downhill event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, on Sunday.
Franjo von Allmen won gold in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday as the Swiss team swept the men's speed events in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.Posted: Feb 09, 2025 8:44 AM EST | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
Von Allmen beat silver medallist Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.24 seconds. The Austrian won the world title in both downhill and super-G four years ago. "I definitely am capable of a lot better. Through the week I just struggled to adapt to warmer temperatures and the different, changing snow," Crawford told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. "We'll debrief later and figure out what the problem was and hopefully going into next week I can get back up to speed."North Vancouver, B.C.'s Brodie Seger and Canmore, Alta.'s Jeffrey Read were 27th and 29th, respectively.
Switzerland has dominated the downhill on the World Cup circuit this season, with four wins and five second places from five events, and Von Allmen said sharing the podium with Monney on Sunday underlined the strength of the Swiss team. Von Allmen set up a crowd-funding project that gathered a reported 16,000 Swiss francs . He made the national C team the following year and next won three silver medals, including one in downhill, at the 2022 junior world championships in Canada.
Reaching a top speed of over 121 kph , Von Allmen mastered two spectacular jumps where racers soared up to 45 metres.FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Saalbach 2025: Men's downhillWatch the men's downhill race at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
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