2026 Winter Olympics First Gold

Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen scorched to victory in the men's Olympic downhill in Bormio on Saturday, winning the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Reigning world champion von Allmen hit speeds of 145km/h to clock a winning time of 1min 51.61 seconds down the testing Stelvio course.

The 24-year-old Swiss racer finished ahead of the Italian pair of Giovanni Franzoni, who was 0.20 seconds behind, and Dominik Paris (0.50).

Pre-race favourite Marco Odermatt, von Allmen's Swiss teammate, could only finish fourth.

"At the moment it feels like a movie," von Allmen said.

"My secret is to enjoy skiing! I was really relaxed in the morning and tried to keep the good feelings from the training and have fun skiing."

- France24