Franjo von Allmen: Ski world champion at the age of 23 and party plans!

Franjo von Allmen: Ski world champion at the age of 23 and party plans!

At the skiing championship in Saalbach, the unexpected winner Franjo von Allmen caused a stir, while the favorite Marco Odermatt landed in fifth place. The only 23-year-old Swiss of Allmen crowned himself in a gripping descent to the world champion after leaving the competition behind with a time of 1: 40.68 minutes. Vincent Kriechmayr from Austria followed in second place with a gap of only 0.24 seconds and the Swiss Alexis Monney secured third place with 0.31 seconds behind. Von Allmen celebrated his victory with the words: "We will celebrate to tip over!" This is his first victory in his first participation in a world championship, as krone.at reported.

The atmosphere was electrically when the race began, and the viewers watched intently how allmen kept a considerable speed despite smaller mistakes. Marco Odermatt, who went into the race as a favorite, could hardly hide his shock over fifth place: "I can't believe that I have nothing to do with the medal places," he said, while leaning over his sticks. ARD expert Felix Neureuther praised allmen for his impressive performance: "You have to do that first, at the age of 23, you have to do that first. Especially in the departure, where experience counts, this is incredible." These words underline the importance of Allmen's victory in a competition of such intensity and drama, such as t-online.de reported.

Despite the disappointment for Odermatt, Kriechmayr and Monney were able to celebrate their success, while German skiers could not fight themselves under the top places. Romed Baumann landed in 20th place and confessed: "Yes, too bad. I can't accuse myself of anything." In the middle of these gripping competitions, the skills and determination of Franjo von Allmen will continue to be the focus, while he is preparing for the exuberant celebration of his World Cup title.