The Swiss are breaking up their gold medal ski combination from worlds as the team event makes its Olympic debut Monday at the Milan Cortina Games.

Athletes will come together for international bragging rights, as the Men’s Team Combined Alpine Skiing finals are set to begin on Monday at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics kicked off Wednesday, as eight countries took the ice for mixed doubles curling. Team USA's debut, however, would have to wait until Thursday, when it took on Norway, which won the silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.

Franjo Von Allmen made a brilliant run to hold off Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni and win the first gold of the Olympics.

Team Finland and Team Switzerland have had players affected by norovirus

BORMIO, Italy — Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics with a magnificent performance on the formidable Stelvio course in the men’s downhill.

Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won the men’s downhill in Bormio to earn the first gold medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. (Photo: AP)

Marco Odermatt is often referred to as the Roger Federer of ski racing, a flattering comparison to the tennis great and fellow Swiss icon.