Franjo von Allmen won gold in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships Sunday as the Swiss team swept the men's speed events. Competing in his first worlds, the 23-year-old crowned his meteoric rise in the sport by winning the marquee event of the championships,

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

Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard have won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine world championships. They led a Swiss sweep of the podium ahead of silver medalists Alexis Monney and Tanguy Nef.