BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Swiss alpine skier Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics here on Saturday, capturing the men's downhill title on the daunting Stelvio course in one minute and 51.61 seconds.
Swiss skiers underlined their dominance in the discipline early in the race, with world champion Marco Odermatt and Alexis Monney temporarily holding the top two positions. Von Allmen, starting later, delivered a near-flawless run to move into the lead.
