"Franjo von Allmen felt the run had not been perfect. At the finish in Bormio, he shrugged, wiggled his gloved hands as if to say meh and stuck out his tongue jokingly. Gold? Surely not. Maybe not even a medal. Seconds later, the scoreboard told a different story. In a blazing 1:25.32, the 24-year-old Swiss captured the super-G title his third gold at Milano Cortina."
"Von Allmen, characteristically, shrugged again once his gold was confirmed. It sounds stupid but I'm not interested in what is on the paper, he said of records. Maybe in a few years it will be important. For now, it isn't really. For the moment, I feel like I am dreaming. I hope I don't wake up. I'm missing the words today. It's completely surreal."
"Starting seventh, Von Allmen attacked a course growing softer by the minute as warming temperatures turned firm morning snow into a test of nerve. He found a daring, direct line and carried speed where others hesitated. His reward? A 0.13-second edge over the American Ryan Cochran-Siegle and a place in Swiss history as the nation's first men's Olympic super-G champion."
Franjo von Allmen won the Olympic men's super-G in 1:25.32, earning his third gold at Milano Cortina. He previously won downhill gold and, with Tanguy Nef, the inaugural team combined event, completing a sweep of three alpine events in five days. Starting seventh, von Allmen attacked a softening course, chose a daring direct line and carried speed where others hesitated, finishing 0.13 seconds ahead of American Ryan Cochran-Siegle. Marco Odermatt took bronze. Cochran-Siegle's silver contributed to the University of Vermont's third skiing medal at these Games. Von Allmen described the achievement as surreal and downplayed record significance.
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