SAALBACH (AUSTRIA) (ITALPRESS) – Franjo Von Allmen is a gold medalist in the downhill in Saalbach, Austria, valid for the Alpine Ski World Cup 2025. The 2001-born Swiss (1’40″68), who exploded in this World Cup season with five podiums (a super-G win, three second places in downhill and a third place in super-G), puts down the perfect run winning the first career rainbow title. Silver to Vincent Kriechmayr (+0″24). Fifth world medal for the Austrian after golds in downhill and super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo 2021, silver in Are 2019 in super-G and bronze in downhill also in Are, redeeming his fourth place in Friday’s super-G in a big way. Alexis Monney (+0″31) completes the podium. First career rainbow medal for the 2000-born Swiss, who took his first World Cup win in Dec. 28, 2024 in the downhill in Bormio. Regret for Dominik Paris. The Italian, world gold in super-G in Are 2019 and silver in downhill in Schladming 2013, made a heavy mistake in the third sector and finished fourth 0″45 from gold and 0″14 from bronze. Best partials at the bottom for the 1989 class from Merano, who cashes in 42 of the 45 hundredths from victory with the mid-trial smear. “I feel sorry for the fans and for the faded medal dream. It’s a great pity we couldn’t get on the podium. In the third sector I took a boarding that caused me to lose time. I tried to recover in the final but it was not enough for the medal,” his statements in the mixed zone. Marco Odermatt is fifth at 0″66. The Swiss phenomenon, winner of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 World Cups, misses his encore after the super-G two days ago and fails to defend his Courchevel/Meribel 2023 gold. “I’m not happy with my run. I made a couple of mistakes in the finish and they are smudges that you cannot make in a downhill at this level. I knew I had to attack having Von Allmen, Kriechmayr and Monnet already in front of me,” Odermatt’s analysis. Small gap of two tenths until finding Norway’s Adrian Smiseth Sejersted, sixth at 0″83, and Austria’s Daniel Hemetsberger, seventh at 0″91. Justin Murisier is eighth (fourth Swiss in the top eight) at 1″29. Just behind is Stefan Babinsky, ninth at 1″31. Completing the top ten are Bryce Bennett of the United States and Nils Allegre of France, both tenth at 1″34. Good performance by Florian Schieder, who crosses the finish line in 16th with the same time as Swede Felix Monsen (+1″64). Further behind were Giovanni Franzoni (21st at 1″79) and Mattia Casse (22nd at 1″81). “These are the races. I tried to give everything but it was not enough. I tried to attack until the end, but it was not enough,” the words of the Italian, who came down with bib number 1. Everything changes on the Courchevel/Meribel 2023 podium. Odermatt (gold) is only fifth, absent are Kilde (silver) and Cameron Alexander (bronze). – Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
