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John Franzoni

Sette gli azzurri al via nel gigante d’apertura di Soelden

Seven Italians at the start of the opening giant slalom in Soelden

MILAN - Men's Alpine Skiing Technical Director Max Carca has already outlined the lineup for the opening giant slalom in Soelden on October 25th. Seven Italians will be competing: Alex Vinatzer, Giovanni Borsotti, Filippo Della Vite, Giovanni Franzoni, Luca De Aliprandini, Simon Talacci, and Tobias Kastlunger. Over the next few days, the team will train in Soelden and Pitztal, awaiting the season opener.
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Sciatori azzurri in allenamento a Passo dello Stelvio e a Soelden

Italian skiers training at the Stelvio Pass and in Soelden

MILAN - The men's Alpine Ski World Cup speed team will be training on the Stelvio Pass glacier from Monday, October 12th to Saturday, October 17th, led by head coach Lorenzo Galli and coaches Christian Corradino, Peter Fill, and Henri Battilani. Marco Abbruzzese, Benjamin Alliod, Gregorio Bernardi, Guglielmo Bosca, Mattia Casse, Christof Innerhofer, Nicolò Molteni, Max Perathoner, Florian Schieder, and Pietro Zazzi will be present; Dominik Paris is absent with an excuse. Marta Bassino and Laura Pirovano will also be competing on the same slopes from Sunday, October 11th to Tuesday, October 13th, along with coaches Gianluca Rulfi, Thierry Marguerettaz, and…
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A Kitzbühel cabina intitolata a Giovanni Franzoni sotto la vittoria sulla Streif

In Kitzbühel, a cabin named after Giovanni Franzoni stands beneath the victory on the Streif.

Giovanni Franzoni continues to leave his mark on the Streif. Just a few months after his historic victory in the Kitzbühel downhill on January 24, 2026, the 25-year-old from Manerba del Garda received the traditional gift of a personalized cabin on the Hahnenkamm cable car. Franzoni is only the fourth Italian in history to win the Streif downhill, following Kristian Ghedina, Peter Fill, and Dominik Paris. Visibly moved, Franzoni declared: “This day is very special and brings back all the emotions and memories of winter. It was an incredible season. I am very proud to be here today.” The…
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Coppa del Mondo Sci: Giovanni Franzoni principe di Kitzbuehel nella discesa libera

Ski World Cup: Giovanni Franzoni crowned King of Kitzbuehel in the downhill race

AUSTRIA - Giovanni Franzoni wins the downhill on the Streif in Kitzbühel. The Brescia native secures the prestigious victory by 7 hundredths of a second over World Cup leader (and clear favorite) Marco Odermatt. A great day for Italy is confirmed by Florian Schieder's fourth-place finish, Dominik Paris's seventh, and Mattia Casse's eleventh. This is the Brescia native's second World Cup victory, coming eight days after the super-G in Wengem (and the subsequent podium in the Swiss downhill). This is an excellent start to the upcoming Olympics.
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Sci: trionfo nella Coppa del Mondo di Nicol Delago a Tarvisio. In Svizzera arriva anche il terzo posto di Giovanni Franzoni nella libera

Skiing: Nicol Delago triumphs in the World Cup in Tarvisio. Giovanni Franzoni also takes third place in the downhill skiing in Switzerland.

UDINE - Nicol Delago's first World Cup victory, triumphing in the downhill race in Tarvisio (a venue returning to the calendar after 15 years), earned her first World Cup win. The 30-year-old from Bressanone (five World Cup podium finishes prior to this race) wore bib number 3 and built her victory in the central section of the course, after "dominating" the foggy section. She edged out Germany's Weidle-Winkelmann by two tenths, a few hundredths ahead of Lindsey Vonn in third. Laura Pirovano finished sixth, Nadia Delago (Nicol's sister) tenth, and Sofia Goggia eleventh. In Wengen, Switzerland, after yesterday's triumph in the Super-G,…
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