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Franjo von Allmen

Franjo von Allmen (born 24 July 2001) is a Swiss alpine ski racer who competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G.[1][2]

Career

Born in Boltigen, Bern,[3] von Allmen made his World Cup debut on 4 March 2023, in a downhill at Aspen in the United States.[4] His first World Cup podium came in January 2024 in a super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; his first victory was a year later in January 2025, also a super-G, this time on home country snow in Wengen.[5] A few weeks later at the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, von Allmen won two gold medals — in downhill[6][7] and team combined with Loïc Meillard.[8][9]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill
2023 21
2024 22 38 14 17
2025 23 4 4 2

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) [10]
  • 8 podiums – (5 DH, 3 SG), 16 top tens [11]
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2024 28 Jan 2024 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
2025 21 Dec 2024 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 2nd
28 Dec 2024 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill 2nd
17 Jan 2025  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Super-G 1st
18 Jan 2025 Downhill 2nd
22 Feb 2025  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 1st
8 Mar 2025 NorwayKvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
23 Mar 2025 United States Sun Valley, USA Super-G 3rd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Team
combined
Team event
2025 23 12 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ Ski, Swiss. "Detail". Swiss Ski (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Franjo von Allmen – Profile". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Franjo von Allmen remains a HEAD Worldcup Rebel". www.head.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ^ Lange, Peter (17 January 2025). "23-Year-Old Franjo Von Allmen Claims First Win at Wengen Super-G". Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Franjo von Allmen is youngest men's downhill world champion in 36 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. ^ "From 'Sweet Caroline' to 'Hopp Suisse,' Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worlds". APNews. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Switzerland complete podium sweep of inaugural men's team combined at 2025 World Alpine Ski Championships". olympics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined". France24. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  10. ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  11. ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.