Franjo von Allmen

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Franjo von Allmen
Franjo von Allmen (SUI) - Bormio - Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics - Men's downhill - 13 (cropped).jpg
Winning Olympic downhill gold in 2026 in Bormio
Personal information
Born (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 24)
Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
ClubSkiclub Boltigen
World Cup debut4 March 2023 (age 21)
Website franjovonallmen.ch
Olympics
Teams1 – (2026)
Medals3 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams1 – (2025)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons4 – (2023–2026)
Wins5 – (4 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums14 – (8 DH, 6 SG)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2025)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DH, 2025)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Milano Cortina Super-G
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 Milano Cortina Team combined
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Saalbach Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Saalbach Team combined
Junior World 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 World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. [1] [2] Von Allmen won gold medals in three alpine skiing events at the 2026 Winter Olympics: downhill, super-G, and team combined (with Tanguy Nef). He is the first Swiss Olympian to win the super-G and the first athlete since 2002 to win three gold medals at one edition of the games.

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Early life and training

Born in Boltigen, Switzerland, [3] [4] von Allmen began skiing at age two, learning at the Jaun Pass. [5] He completed a four-year apprenticeship in carpentry and spent summers working on construction sites. [6] Von Allmen's father died when he was seventeen, leaving the family in a strained financial situation and unable to fund his ski career. [6] A crowdfunding campaign was able to finance his training for another season, when he made the Swiss Olympic team. [6]

Career

Von Allmen made his World Cup debut on 4 March 2023, in a downhill at Aspen in the United States. [7] His first World Cup podium came in January 2024 in a super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; his first victory was a year later in January 2025, also a super-G, this time on home country snow in Wengen. [8] A few weeks later at the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, von Allmen won two gold medals — in downhill [9] [10] and team combined with Loïc Meillard. [11] [12]

On 7 February 2026, von Allmen won the first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, [13] placing first in men's downhill skiing. [14] On 9 February 2026, von Allmen and Tanguy Nef won the gold medal in the team combined event. [15] On 11 February 2026, von Allmen won a third gold medal in super-G. [16] He is the first Swiss winner of the Olympic super-G, the first alpine skier to win three gold medals at one edition of the Olympic Games since Janica Kostelic at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the first male skier to win three gold medals at one edition of the games since Jean-Claude Killy at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [17]

A local butcher in von Allmen's home village of Boltigen named the sausage "Franjo's Wurst", after him. [6]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhill
2023 21 — — — — —
2024 22 38 — — 14 17
2025 23 4 — — 4 2
2026 24 6 — — 6 2
Standings through 1 February 2026 [18]

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2024 28 Jan 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
2025 21 Dec 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 2nd
28 Dec 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
17 Jan 2025  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
18 Jan 2025Downhill2nd
22 Feb 2025  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
8 Mar 2025 Flag of Norway.svg   Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
23 Mar 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sun Valley, USASuper-G3rd
2026 18 Dec 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill2nd
20 Dec 2025Downhill1st
27 Dec 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Livigno, ItalySuper-G3rd
16 Jan 2026  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
23 Jan 2026 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G2nd
1 Feb 2026  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill1st

World Championship results

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

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhillTeam combined
2026 24 — — 1 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. ↑ Gerber, Nadine (21 February 2025). "Die Haare sind nich geblieben". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Zürich, Switzerland . Retrieved 11 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "Who is Franjo von Allmen? The Swiss Carpenter Who Won the First Gold of the 2026 Winter Olympics". College Football Network. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Sausages will sell after thrill-seeker Von Allmen wins Olympic downhill". Radio France Internationale . France. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Franjo von Allmen remains a HEAD Worldcup Rebel". www.head.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Franjo von Allmen is youngest men's downhill world champion in 36 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "From 'Sweet Caroline' to 'Hopp Suisse,' Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worlds". APNews. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Switzerland complete podium sweep of inaugural men's team combined at 2025 World Alpine Ski Championships". olympics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined". France24. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Graham, Pat (7 February 2026). "Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics". Associated Press . New York, New York . Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Aimee; Harpur, Charlotte (7 February 2026). "Rising star Franjo von Allmen wins Olympic gold for Switzerland in men's downhill". The New York Times . New York, New York.
  15. ↑ "Alpine skiing-Von Allmen and Nef win combined gold for Switzerland". Channel News Asia . 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  16. ↑ Quinn, Brendan (11 February 2026). "Franjo von Allmen announces himself to the world with third Olympic gold". The New York Times . New York, New York . Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  17. ↑ McAlister, Sean (11 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Franjo von Allmen claims third Alpine skiing gold of the Games in men's super-G". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  18. ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  19. ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  20. ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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