SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen was in line to win the men’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday after the top-ranked racers completed their ...

The 23-year-old Von Allmen pushed Kriechmayr down a spot and grabbed ... the crowd took over with their chants of "Hopp Suisse" (Go Switzerland). "One day it's Odermatt, the other day two other ...

Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr took silver, 24 seconds behind, and Alexis Monney of Switzerland claimed bronze. Defending champion Marco Odermatt finished fifth. (Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in ...

Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen claimed ... "Especially as a Swiss guy, it's really something special." Austrian veteran Vincent Kriechmayr, 33, was second best at 0.10sec, having also finished ...

Vincent Kriechmayr has made an impressive return ... Defending champion Marco Odermatt from Switzerland came fifth (+1.05).

Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, his closest rival returning ... Odermatt's gold was Switzerland's first of the 13-day championships. The women's downhill is the next race, on Saturday, with Czech ...

The 23-year-old Von Allmen pushed Kriechmayr down a spot and grabbed ... crowd took over with their chants of “Hopp Suisse” (Go Switzerland). “One day it’s Odermatt, the other day two ...

Von Allmen beat second-placed Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria by 0.24 seconds. His Swiss teammate Alexis Monney was 0.31 behind in third. Defending champion Marco Odermatt was fifth, two days after ...