Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won the men’s downhill in Bormio to earn the first gold medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. (Photo: AP)

The Italian is an alpine ski legend in her own right and had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Cortina during Friday's Opening Ceremony. At the Beijing Olympics four years ago, she won silver in the downhill, a mere 23 days after partially tearing the ACL in her left knee in a crash in Cortina.

Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen produced a stunning run on Stelvio to win the Olympic Alpine skiing men's downhill on Saturday.

Daily coverage as Kaapo Kakko, Eeli Tolvanen, Philipp Grubauer, Oscar Fisker Molgaard, and Seattle Torrent players go for gold at Milano Cortina 2026.

Canada has downed Switzerland in its first hockey game of the women's Olympic tournament at Rho Arena in Milan, Italy. After the Canadians saw their opener against Finland postponed, they beat the Swiss today thanks to goals from Natalie Spooner,

Switzerland is on the second half of a back-to-back, as they went up against Czechia in their first game of the tournament on Friday. Despite trailing by two in the third, the Swiss rallied to send the game into extra time, pulling out a stunning win in the shootout.

Team Canada looks to finish Day 1 strong after earning its first medal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics