Giovanni Franzoni Wins Kitzbuhel Downhill Ahead of Marco Odermatt

Giovanni Franzoni secured his second World Cup victory by winning the downhill race on the Streif course in Kitzbuhel on January 24, 2026.The Italian skier finished with a time of 1:52.31, narrowly defeating Marco Odermatt by 7 hundredths of a second and Maxence Muzaton to claim the podium.This emotional triumph follows a recent win in the Wengen super-G and was dedicated to his late friend Matteo Franzoso who passed away one year ago.