Switzerland's Von Allmen claims second gold at Milan-Cortina in alpine skiing team combined


BORMIO, Italy, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Franjo von Allmen secured his second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Monday, leading a Swiss sweep of the opening two men's alpine skiing titles by winning the men's team combined alongside teammate Tanguy Nef.

In a rare finish for an Olympic podium, two teams - Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr and Manuel Feller, and Switzerland's Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard - finished with identical aggregate times to share the silver medal.

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