"BORMIO, Italy -- Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen captured the Olympic downhill Saturday to win the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. On a picture-perfect day in Bormio, von Allmen powered through the challenging course in 1 minute, 51.61 seconds."
"His time was good enough to withstand the charge of Italy's Giovanni Franzoni, who finished with the silver medal."
"Franzoni's teammate, the 36-year-old Dominik Paris, had a fast run to take bronze and knock Marco Odermatt of Switzerland off the podium."
Franjo von Allmen captured the Olympic downhill in Bormio, winning the first gold medal of the Milan–Cortina Games with a time of 1 minute, 51.61 seconds. The race unfolded on a picture-perfect day and featured a challenging course that von Allmen powered through. Giovanni Franzoni of Italy finished second to claim the silver medal. Franzoni's teammate Dominik Paris, aged 36, recorded a fast run to take bronze, knocking Switzerland's Marco Odermatt off the podium. The result awarded Switzerland the gold and Italy the silver and bronze in the Olympic downhill.
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