BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni set the fastest team time in the downhill on Monday as the event debuted at the Milan Cortina Games.
His teammate Alex Vinatzer will compete in the slalom later in the day and narrowly leads the three Swiss teams. In the team comprehensive event, one athlete competes in the downhill race and the other competes in the slalom race, and the two results are added to determine the final score.
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In second place was the Swiss-3, with Alexis Monney competing on the downhill and Daniel Yule taking over on the loop back. They were 0.17 seconds behind. Four-time World Cup champion Marco Odermatt led the Swiss first team to third place. He is working with technology expert Loic Meillard. They were 0.28 seconds behind.
The third Swiss team – Olympic downhill champion Franjo von Allmen tied with Tanguy Nef – finished fourth.
Five teams trailed by a second or less.
At last February’s World Championships, Switzerland won the men’s team gold, silver and bronze medals. However, with the merger of Odermatt and Maillard, the country made some changes. At worlds, Maillard won the gold medal partnering with von Allmann.
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Franzoni was the silver medalist in the weekend’s downhill event. Another Italian team finished fifth after a downhill run by bronze medalist Dominik Paris. He is paired with Tommaso Sala.
Mikaela Shiffrin will team up with Breezy Johnson in the women’s match scheduled for Tuesday. They teamed up to win the World Championship. Johnson became the reigning Olympic champion with Sunday’s win.
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