Swiss Franjo von Allmen won men's downhill gold at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Sunday, with compatriot Alexis Monney clinching bronze and defending champion Marco Odermatt finishing fifth.

Franjo von Allmen has won gold in the men’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships as the Swiss team swept the speed events.

Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Ben Ritchie nearly won a surprise medal Wednesday at the world championships, finishing fourth in the team combined.

Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard won gold in the men's team combined event at the alpine world championships on Wednesday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.

Swiss skier Alexis Monney has posted the fastest time in the downhill portion of the new team combined event at the Alpine world championships.

Franjo von Allmen got a second gold at the alpine skiing world championships with the help of partner Loic Meillard when they led a stunning Swiss medal sweep in the team combined event. Sunday's downhill winner Von Allmen trailed that event's bronze medallist Alexis Monney by two-hundredths after the downhill portion but Meillard turned matters around in the concluding slalom leg.