US EditionItalian Skier Franzoni Adds Kitzbühel Downhill Win to His Breakout Season with Olympics Looming
- On Jan. 24, 2026, Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni won the Kitzbühel World Cup downhill on the Streif course, edging Switzerland's Marco Odermatt by 0.07 seconds.
- Franzoni's recent form includes leading both training runs this week and following his maiden World Cup win eight days earlier at Wengen, Switzerland.
- Racing in overcloud conditions, Franjo von Allmen led at early checkpoints but nearly skied out late, while Maxence Muzaton, bib 29, finished third, 0.39 seconds behind, pushing Florian Schieder to fourth.
- The victory boosts Franzoni's momentum two weeks before the home Olympics downhill, while Marco Odermatt showed visible disappointment and Franzoni expressed relief in the leader's box reaction.
- The Hahnenkamm weekend drew about 45,000 spectators, offered 101,000 euros in top prizes and attracted high-profile guests including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jürgen Klopp.
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L'azzurro triumphs in the descent of Kitzbühel and on the podium he is moved by his partner who died in a training in Chile: "I had him in my head, we stayed in the room together." Less than two weeks after the start of the Winter Games in Milan-Cortina 2026, the Italian Alpine skiing lived a day to frame. Giovanni Franzoni, a 25-year-old boy from Manerba del Garda, was giving it to us, able to triumph in the free descent on the legendary Streif…
Azzurro Schieder 4/o and great test Italy on the supervision of the Olympic Games (ANSA)
A few days before the announcement of the selection for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, the Frenchman signed the first podium of his downhill career on Saturday.
The Italian revelation of the winter Giovanni Franzoni won on Saturday the descent of Kitzbühel.
Kitzbühel loves big names – Franzoni wasn't one of them. But with a historic triumph on the Streif, the Italian finally hit the spotlight. Behind the climb lies a shadow that crosses every finish line.
At the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria, Italian Giovanni Franzoni won the men's downhill. Juhan Luik finished 52nd.
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