Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard win gold in the combined team event at worlds
Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard win gold in the combined team event at worlds
Switzerland’s Loic Meillard celebrates at the finish area of a slalom run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen celebrates at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Italy’s Dominik Paris competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland’s Loic Meillard celebrates at the finish area of a slalom run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Loic Meillard celebrates at the finish area of a slalom run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Alexis Monney competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen celebrates at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen celebrates at the finish area of a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Italy’s Dominik Paris competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Italy’s Dominik Paris competes in a downhill run of a men’s team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine world championships on Wednesday.
They led a Swiss sweep of the podium ahead of silver medalists Alexis Monney and Tanguy Nef.
Stefan Rogentin and Marc Rochat took bronze.
It’s the third gold medal for the Swiss team at these worlds after Marco Odermatt won the super-G and Von Allmen the downhill.
The American team of Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Benjamin Ritchie finished fourth and missed a medal by 0.26 seconds.
The team combined entails one racer competing in a downhill run and another in a slalom, with their two times added up to determine the final results.
The team combined will make its debut at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.
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