Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen captured the Olympic downhill Saturday to win the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni put another exclamation point to his breakout World Cup season by winning on the classic Streif course.

Nicol Delago claimed her first World Cup victory in a downhill with 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn in third place for her fifth podium in five downhills this season.

Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away.

Jan Zabystran has skied to a stunning upset win in a World Cup super-G at Val Gardena to deny Marco Odermatt another win.