Franjo von Allmen wins the downhill in Crans-Montana. The 24-year-old beats Dominik Paris and Ryan Cochran-Siegle. Marco Odermatt narrowly misses out on the podium.
01.02.2026, 15:46
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After a risky run, von Allmen distanced Paris by 65 hundredths and the US American Cochran-Siegle by 70 hundredths. He thus celebrated his second downhill victory of the season after triumphing in Val Gardena/Gröden in December.
Memories of 2025
The Bernese skier has already shown in the past that the downhill in Crans-Montana suits him. A year ago, von Allmen had already won once in Valais, when he beat Marco Odermatt and Alexis Monney in the Swiss one-two-three.
"I almost feel at home now," jokes von Allmen. It's a slope that suits him. "I like the creeping, keeping the pace and building up," he says.
"These memories have certainly come with me," von Allmen tells SRF. "It was a big flashback at the start. I saw Alexis cross the finish line with the best time, Marco started between us. From there I thought 'yes, that could be good'."
It's always something special to ski in your home country as a Swiss. "When you cross the finish line in green and see all the Swiss flags, it's incredibly beautiful," emphasizes the Bernese Oberlander at blue Sport.
Just six days before the Olympic downhill in Bormio, von Allmen was able to celebrate a superior victory. "Self-confidence naturally increases with a victory. And yes, I'm looking forward to what's still to come," says von Allmen. "Of course I'm traveling with good feelings. But Bormio is a completely different course, a different terrain. It's starting from scratch again," he concludes.
Odermatt is positive
Marco Odermatt, on the other hand, finished off the podium for once in fourth place. This was the first time in eight races that he missed out on the top three in a World Cup downhill. The series started last year, also in the downhill in Crans-Montana. Odermatt missed out on the podium by nine hundredths.
Nevertheless, the man from Nidwalden was satisfied. "It was a brutal January for me," says Odermatt. He competed in six races in the first month of the new year, winning three times, finishing second once and fourth three times.
"I may not have raced at 100 percent," Odermatt told blue Sport. But that's what he wanted. "I am very satisfied." Now he's going home to recover for another two days. "When you can fight for medals at the Olympic Games, you always have energy." His conclusion: "I feel ready for the Olympics."
Swiss with strong team result
Alexis Monney, who finished third in Crans-Montana a year ago, clearly missed out on a podium place. He finished the race in tenth place. Ahead of him, Lars Rösti (6th) and Alessio Miggiano (8th) were two other Swiss racers in the top 10.
In any case, the Swiss Ski Team was convincing. Five Swiss skiers finished in the top ten, with Livio Hiltbrand in 13th place and Niels Hintermann and Justin Murisier in a tie for 16th place, making it eight in the top 16.
The Italian Giovanni Franzoni was unable to build on his good results from previous races. The winner of the downhill in Kitzbühel had to settle for 23rd place, 1.74 seconds down. The other Italians were convincing, however, with a total of four athletes finishing in the top 10.
