Franjo von Allmen

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Franjo von Allmen
Personal information
Born (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)
Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
ClubSkiclub Boltigen
World Cup debut4 March 2023 (age 21)
Website franjovonallmen.ch
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2025)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons3 – (20232025)
Wins1 – (1 SG)
Podiums5 – (3 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (38th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (14th in SG, 2024)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Saalbach Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Saalbach Team combined
World Junior Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Panorama Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 PanoramaSuper-G
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 PanoramaCombined

Franjo von Allmen (born 24 July 2001) is a Swiss alpine ski racer who competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. [1] [2]

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Career

Born in Boltigen, Bern, [3] von Allmen made his World Cup debut on 4 March 2023 in a downhill event in Aspen. [4] On 17 January 2025, he secured his first World Cup victory by winning a Super-G in Wengen, Switzerland. [5] In February 2025, he won two gold medals — in downhill [6] [7] and in team combined — at the 2025 FIS World Championships, the latter in pair with Loïc Meillard. [8] [9]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhill
2023 21
2024 22 38 14 17
2025 23 7 6 2
Standings through 3 February 2025 [10]

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2024 28 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
2025 21 December 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 2nd
28 December 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
17 January 2025  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
18 January 2025Downhill2nd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillTeam
combined
Team event
2025 23 12 1 1

References

  1. "Profile" . Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. Ski, Swiss. "Detail". Swiss Ski (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. "Franjo von Allmen – Profile". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. "Franjo von Allmen remains a HEAD Worldcup Rebel". www.head.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. Lange, Peter (17 January 2025). "23-Year-Old Franjo Von Allmen Claims First Win at Wengen Super-G". Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. "Franjo von Allmen is youngest men's downhill world champion in 36 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. "From 'Sweet Caroline' to 'Hopp Suisse,' Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worlds". APNews. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  8. "Switzerland complete podium sweep of inaugural men's team combined at 2025 World Alpine Ski Championships". olympics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. "Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined". France24. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  10. Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  12. Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.